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

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

1. #SENTENCE: A man who fatally stabbed his housemate in the heart when they rowed about food during a drinking binge was jailed for five years today.

2. STEPHEN BANNON: Here’s why some people aren’t happy about one of Trump’s top advisors.

3. #WAITING: Children with scoliosis are facing increasingly long waiting lists, despite extra money being allocated to help improve the situation.

4. #THIEVES: Gardaí in the greater Wicklow area are gearing up to launch their seasonal operation targeting Christmas tree thieves.

5. #FAAANCY: Table service has been rolled out in 14 Irish McDonald’s restaurants.

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