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

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

1. #UHL The parents of Aoife Johnston who died at University Hospital Limerick, after waiting 12 hours on a chair while dying of sepsis, told her inquest they watched her die despite “begging” staff to help. 

2. #GAZA The Israeli’s Army head of military intelligence resigned over failures related to the events of 7 October last year.

3. #CLARE Tributes have been paid to Shay Lynch, a seven-year-old who drowned in a swimming pool accident at a Co Clare hotel.

4. #KERRY The Government announced the creation of a new national park in the Corca Dhuibhne area of Co Kerry. It will cover 70,000 acres and seas and will be Ireland’s first Marine National Park. 

5. #BBC Huw Edwards resigned from his role as a news presenter with the BBC after 40 years, the station announced.

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