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The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.

1. #FLOODING Home have been evacuated in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford as Storm Chandra has subjected the town to what locals say is its worst flooding in a generation.

2. #FIANNA FÁIL Former Fianna Fáil TD Colm Keaveney has been sentenced to 220 hours of community service and banned from driving for three years after admitting to driving under the influence of cocaine.

3. #GRACE LYNCH A teenager has  appeared in court charged with causing the death of a teenage girl in a crash involving a scrambler motorbike in Dublin on Sunday.

4. #BAFTAS Jessie Buckley has been nominated for the award of Leading Actress at the British Academy Film Awards (Baftas), with Paul Mescal receiving the nod for Supporting Actor.

5. #RENTING Renters in the Republic feel worse off, have shorter tenancies and move more frequently than people north of the Border, according to a new report.

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