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The 5 at 5 O’Sullivan won’t quit, and Tusla to appear before Oireachtas committee – it’s the five at five.

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EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head home for the day.

1. #WHISTLEBLOWERS: Child and family agency Tusla is to appear before a Dáil committee next week as the Sergeant Maurice McCabe controversy rumbles on. Meanwhile, Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone says she “has not considered” resigning, while Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan insists she won’t step aside as she is “innocent”.

2. #NO CONFIDENCE: Sinn Féin has published its motion of no confidence in the Government.

3. #HAROLD’S CROSS: Dublin’s iconic greyhound racing track at Harold’s Cross has been closed.

4. #COURTS: A man who claimed he was injured after being trapped in a Luas door has lost his €60,000 claim.

5. #OFFALY: Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a man in his 30s died in a single vehicle crash last night.

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