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

LAST UPDATE | 2 hrs ago

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

1. #FUEL PROTESTS: The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has strongly criticised the Minister for Communications and Media for his plans to seek a review of RTÉ and other news organisations’ coverage of the fuel protests.

2. #HOLY WAR: Pope Leo XIV has said he had “no intention to debate” with Donald Trump, after the US president criticised him over his comments on the US-Iran war.

3. #CONFIDENCE MOTION: The Dáil is set to vote tomorrow on a confidence motion in the government over its ongoing handling of the fuel crisis. 

4. #BLOCKADES: All major roads – bar one – are not congested this evening, following a number of disruptions earlier this morning.

5. #HUNGARY: Hungary’s longest ruling prime minister Viktor Orbán failed in his bid for reelection after 16 years in power.

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