The 5 at 5: Wednesday

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EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #TRUMP: The White House has released a transcript of Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president which confirms he asked Kiev to probe his political rival Joe Biden.

2. #LUNNEY: The Garda Armed Support Unit will be stationed in Cavan from this coming Monday, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris confirmed this morning.

3. #POITIN: Gardaí in Cork have seized a large quantity of illegal homemade alcohol which was being sold to rough sleepers in the city.

4. #ELECTION: Dublin City Council is to consider restricting the number of election posters used by candidates in future elections.

5. #DIRECT PROVISION: The Ombudsman Peter Tyndall wants increased powers to inspect the processing of asylum applications.

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