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

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

1. #BEHIND BARS: All five men who were convicted of the manslaughter of Dale Creighton have been transferred to Portlaoise Prison after being attacked in Mountjoy.

2. #ITALY: Up to 30 are feared to have died after an Italian mountain hotel was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged centre of the country.

3. #LONG-HAUL: Speaking from Davos, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said there was no chance of an election being called in Ireland in 2017.

4. #FEET OF FLAMES: There are reports that Michael Flatley is set to perform a routine at the inauguration of Donald Trump tomorrow.

5. #BY A WHISKER!: Ceann Comhairle Sean Ó Fearghaíl cast a vote with the government to break a tie in a Dáil vote about tenants’ rights.

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