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

Ciaran Mulroy Centre Park Road Cork A succession of trees lie fallen in the wake of Storm Ophelia on Centre Park Road in Cork city Ciaran Mulroy Ciaran Mulroy

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

1. #OPHELIA: The mammoth ex-hurricane has been battering Ireland with a vengeance since early this morning. We’re covering the entire event in our liveblog, while 360,000 customers across the country are currently without electricity.

2. #TRAGIC: Three people have lost their lives thus far as a direct result of Storm Ophelia.

3. #CLOSED: All schools will remain closed tomorrow, while here’s a list of the shops and businesses currently closed as a result of the storm.

4. #RIP: Irish comedian Sean Hughes has died at the age of 51.

5. #TORN ASUNDER: Here’s a taste of the huge damage that Ophelia has been dealing out across the country.

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