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

EACH WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you five things you should know before you head out the door.

1. #GUILTY: Liam Adams, brother of Sinn Féin leader Gerry, has been found guilty of sexually abusing his daughter.

2. #SEXUAL ASSAULT: The Taoiseach has extended his sympathy to the victims of an ‘appalling’ sexual assault in Athlone at the weekend.

Earlier today, a man was charged with the rape of two young girls.

3. #ABUSE: The Children’s Ombudsman upheld a complaint made against the HSE by the family of a girl who had been sexually abused. According to Emily Logan’s office the HSE’s actions ‘negatively affected the child’.

4. #COURTS: A member of An Garda Síochána who has been accused of possessing more than 650 images of child sexual abuse will not have his identity protected in court. [RTÉ News]

5. #ORGAN DONATION: An Oireachtas committee has recommended that Ireland should adopt a soft opt-out system for organ donation in the hope it would change public attitudes and increase rates of donation.

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