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

LAST UPDATE | 25 Feb

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

1.#TRUMP VISIT: The Taoiseach has said he would ‘absolutely’ invite Trump to Ireland following his upcoming Washington visit

2.#VATICAN: Pope Francis has approved the canonisation of two new saints from his hospital bed, after he “rested well all night long” despite his critical condition

3.#FUNERAL: The funeral of former senior IRA man Brendan “Bik” McFarlane is taking place in Belfast, with a number of Sinn Féin TDs in attendance

4.#NATIONAL GALLERY: A number of TDs have criticised the National Gallery of Ireland over their purchase of a €120,000 x-ray scanner despite not having the facilities to store the device for over eight years

5.#LICENCE: Drivers should get back to basics and sit another driving theory test every time they renew their licence, one Labour TD has suggested

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