The 5 at 5: Monday

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. #COVALEN: Irish workers in Dublin-based Meta client firm Covalen have been told that over 700 roles are at risk, just days after the tech giant announced global layoffs.

2. #BELFAST: A car which exploded outside a police station on the outskirts of Belfast over the weekend had been “hijacked” and the New IRA is believed to be responsible, senior police in the region have said.

3. #THE GIANT: There are mixed feelings among Dublin City Councillors about a 30-metre tall statue which has been proposed by a private firm as a new tourist attraction for Dublin’s George’s Dock.

4. #COURTS: Within two days of the Regency Hotel attack, senior Kinahan cartel member Sean McGovern swore on his baby’s life that he would not stop, while another leader vowed to keep going until all the Hutch gang were ‘gone’, a court has heard.

5. #WASHINGTON: Protecting the US president has never been an easy task, but security fears have been heightened after the latest shooting incident involving US president Donald Trump and his administration.