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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five news stories you need to know as you head home for the day.

1. #HOSPITALS: More than 600 people were lying on trolleys across Ireland today as Health Minister Simon Harris described the situation as a “perfect storm”.

2. #NAME AND SHAME: Transport Minister Shane Ross says he’s considering naming and shaming drink drivers.

3.  #CANCER: The Irish Cancer Society says that its new “I want to get cancer” advertising campaign is deliberately provocative.

4. #CANADA: An Irish man living in Canada has been charged with breaking into a bank after allegedly driving his car through the front door.

5. #NEW YORK: Over 75 people have been injured after a train derailed in Brooklyn.

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