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

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

1. #TEMPLE STREET Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) will write to all patients and families awaiting life-altering spinal surgeries who could be impacted by the external review into elements of paediatric care by next week.

2. #NAGORNO-KARABAKH Azerbaijan launched what it called “anti-terrorist operations” in a region that has long been at the centre of a territorial dispute with its neightbour Armenia. 

3. #RIP The secondary school of  Ella Mills, who died in the United States on Sunday, says she was “much cherished” by the community.

4. #WELLIES It has been a wet, windy and muddy first day at the National Ploughing Championships. 

5. #BUDGET The minister for finance Michael McGrath has ruled out the introduction of a 30% income tax rate in this year’s Budget but said workers can expect some changes to tax bands.

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