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

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

1. #COURTS: The parents of a young girl who is deemed to have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) have been found guilty of allowing the act to take place. 

2. #CRECHE: Tusla has ordered that four Hyde&Seek creches be shut down by the end of the year. 

3. #CLEARED: Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has been cleared of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans who died at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final. 

4. #EU: Members of the European Parliament have voted to declare a Europe-wide climate emergency. 

5. #NOT WORKING: Bank of Ireland ATMs and some online service are not working at the moment, leaving customers unable to use their cards in BOI machines or access their cash online. 

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