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

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

1. #VICTIM: Fr Peter McVerry has described the young man killed yesterday in Dublin as a “harmless, loveable young fellow”. The family of 24-year-old Martin O’Rourke have released a photo of him today.

2. #JOBS BOOST: 400 jobs have been announced for Co Meath today. Shire is to open a new biotech plant in the county at Piercetown, near Dunboyne, the IDA confirmed this afternoon.

3. #LUAS ROW: Transport minister Paschal Donohoe has criticised Luas operator Transdev for its plans to dock striking workers’ pay. All workers on the Luas service employed by Transdev were put on protective notice on Tuesday evening.

4: #THE LIST: Irish campaigner Panti, aka Rory O’Neill, has been named in the Time Magazine list of the 100 most influential people.

5: #THE OUTLOOK: Got plans for the weekend? The weather forecast isn’t looking great.

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