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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest news stories of the day so far.
1. #ZELENSKY Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy will speak directly with US President Donald Trump today as part of a series of high-stakes meetings in Berlin, aimed at defending Ukraine’s interests ahead of Trump’s planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
2. #RACIST ATTACKS The Health Service Executive has condemned recent high-profile incidents of “racist abuse and assaults” against members of Ireland’s Indian community and other foreign nationals.
3. #ASIAN HORNET An Asian Hornet has been captured in Cork in what the government has said is a “significant threat to biodiversity in Ireland”.
4. #DOWNPATRICK A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Stephen Brannigan and the attempted murder of a priest in Downpatrick.
5. #MORTGAGES Ireland is the seventh most expensive country in the euro area to take out a mortgage despite falling interest rates, according to Central Bank statistics released today.
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