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GOOD EVENING

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

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

1. #CENSUS: Ireland’s population hit close to 5.15 million as the number of people who identify as Roman Catholic saw a sharp decrease.

2. #VAPING: The punishment for selling someone a vape who is under 18 will be a fine of up to €4,000 and six months in prison in new legislation approved by Cabinet today. 

3. #NEW HOMES: The Land Development Agency has been granted planning permission for 852 affordable and social homes on the site of the former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, Co Dublin.

4. #WICKLOW: Wicklow County Council has refused planning permission to a €40 million ‘bustling’ boutique holiday resort and surf school planned by Paddy McKillen Jnr for cliff top lands overlooking Magheramore Beach.

5. #TENNIS: The Kosovo Tennis Federation is preparing an official complaint about Novak Djokovic’s on-camera message and will call for the 22-time grand slam champion to be fined.

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