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

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

1. #LEBANON: The head of the Israeli military has told troops to prepare for a possible ground invasion of Lebanon.

2. #LEINSTER HOUSE: A NEW SECURITY hut located at the back entrance of Leinster House in Dublin cost €1.429 million in total, the Office of Public Works has said.

3. #NCH: The developers of the delayed and over-budget National Children’s Hospital appeared before an Oireachtas Committee this morning.

4. #BIKE SHED: The chairperson of the Office of Public Works John Conlon has said the cost €336,000 bike shelter at Leinster House in Dublin would’ve been “far, far lower” if it were constructed at the location it initially proposed.

5. #CARE: A chief inspector has expressed “serious concerns” over the consistently poor conditions of a Galway nursing home.

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