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

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

1. #ANTIGEN: The HPRA and and a pharmaceutical company which makes antigen tests are to investigate after a number of complaints were made about apparent false positives.

2. #SCHOOLS: Education Minister Norma Foley is meeting with teaching unions and other stakeholders today ahead of the reopening of schools after the Christmas break on Thursday.

3. #HOSPITALS: Hospitals are suspending elective care amid growing pressure on the health system from Covid-19, the HSE chief has said.

4. #ASSAULT: Gardaí have issued a renewed appeal for witnesses after two teenagers were attacked in Ballyfermot last Thursday.

5. #PRINCE ANDREW: A key court hearing in which Prince Andrew’s lawyers will urge a New York judge to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit brought against the British royal has begun.

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