The 5 at 5: Tuesday

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. #ISRAEL-HAMAS Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has rejected calls for Ireland to expel Israel’s ambassador to this country, following calls by People Before Profit.

2. #FLOODS The man accused of the murder of Ashling Murphy claimed he got scratches from a “fight in the town” when he called to a friend’s house just hours after the young teacher was killed on 12 January, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

3. #CARTEL Senior Dubai police are in Dublin this week for meetings with An Garda Síochána on the ongoing transnational investigation into the Kinahan organised crime gang.

4. #HUMAN TRAFFICING Two men have arrested in Donegal for organised crime related offences by Gardaí who are investigating the alleged trafficking of people into Ireland for labour exploitation purposes.

5. #SUPERMARKET PRICES The Labour Party has brought a Bill on “excessive” pricing which would compel supermarkets to publish their Irish profits to the first stage of the Dáil today.