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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 stories of the day.

1. #LIZ TRUSS The British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned just six weeks after taking office. Take a look at our liveblog to see all the latest developments. 

2. #MURDER TRIAL Three AK-47 assault rifles were found in the boot of a car following “an intervention” by gardai just a month after Kinahan cartel member David Byrne was fatally shot in the Regency Hotel, the Special Criminal heard today.

3. #TURBINE SHOCK There was no impact to the energy grid after a wind turbine caught fire when it was struck by lightning off the coast of Arklow, Co Wicklow.

4. #REFUGEES New arrivals from Ukraine and other countries may have to sleep overnight in Dublin Airport as the Citywest facility has now reached capacity

5. #WORKPLACE RELATIONS A state workplace watchdog has ordered the Garda Representative Association (GRA) to appoint a twice failed female job applicant for a senior role in the organisation to the role.

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