The 5 at 5: Thursday

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EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #DEADLINE MISSED: Negotiations to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland have been extended until Monday after parties failed to reach a deal before today’s 4pm deadline.

2. #JOBSTOWN: Solidarity TD Paul Murphy and five other men have been found not guilty of falsely imprisoning former Tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser during a 2014 water charges protest.

3. #ABORTION: 25 legal abortions were carried out in Ireland in 2016, according to figures from the Department of Health.

4. #CARLOW: Gardaí in Carlow have renewed their appeal for information in relation to the discovery of an unconscious woman in her 50s on Sunday.

5. #BIN CHARGES: Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has hit out at those trying to block the new bin charges regime.

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