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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know before you head out the door.
1. #DEFENCE FORCES: A fishing boat carrying hundreds of migrants has capisized off the coast of Libya, with hundreds feared dead. Irish naval vessel the LÉ Niamh is responding to the incident.
2. #RENUA: The founder of the Jack and Jill charity, Jonathan Irwin, has withdrawn from running for Renua Ireland at the next election because of health reasons.
3. #ATHLONE: Three teenagers have been arrested after a taxi driver and shopkeeper were assaulted in two separate incidents.
4. #LIVE REGISTER: For the first time in more than a year the number of unemployed people in Ireland has gone up.
5. #AIRBUS: The aerospace manufacturer has patented a jet that theoretically will be able to travel from Dublin to New York in under and hour.
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