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GOOD EVENING

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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know as you head out the door.

1. #SOUTH CIRCULAR ROAD: Gardaí have opened an investigation after the body of a man in his 30s was found inside a flat in Dublin this afternoon.

2. #FINED GAEL: Fine Gael TD Noel Rock has been fined more than €3,000 for breaking litter laws with his “Keep the recovery going” posters.

3. #TRICHET’S CORN: Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said the ECB’s reaction to Ireland’s property crash was similar to that of the British government during the Great Famine.

4. #GRAMMAR SCHOOL: An Irish serial paedophile who was facing serious abuse charges in Australia has been deported to Ireland by mistake.

5. #US ELECTION: A rape lawsuit against Donald Trump over an accusation of historic sexual abuse against a 13-year-old has been refiled in a New York court.