The 5 at 5: Saturday

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

1. #BEHIND BARS: Graham Dwyer has spent his first night as a convicted killer in Cloverhill Prison.

2. #CARRICKMINES: A 35-year-old man is due to appear in court after a stabbing at a retail park in Dublin yesterday.

3. #ALLIANCE: A group of Independents met today to consider forming an alliance ahead of the next general election.

4. #DUNDALK: Firearms, ammunition and explosives were found outside Dundalk this afternoon.

5. #GERMANWINGS: The co-pilot who crashed his Airbus in the French Alps told his ex-girlfriend ‘everyone will know my name’.

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Thomas Brophy 1y

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Oct 9th 2024, 8:25 AM

A waste should stay at home

Joe Ivers 10y

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Oct 9th 2024, 8:38 AM

@Thomas Brophy: it’s important people get out and down to their local blood clinic to donate. Hardly a waste.

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Oct 9th 2024, 9:53 AM

@Thomas Brophy: who? IDF? Kamala? Junior cert students?

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