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

EACH WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you five things you should know before you head out the door…

1. #REPORT CARD: The Troika may have left town, but in a statement today they sounded a warning about the health service, stating that “spending control must be maintained”.

2. #DOCTORS: The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) launched a significant campaign this morning to lobby the government for more resources, stating the service is on “the brink of collapse”.

3. #SCHOOL CLOSURE: Parents at De La Salle Primary School in Ballyfermot are calling for answers from the Minister for Education after they learned about the possibility of the school closing through Facebook.

4. #ARAFAT: Swiss scientists have found “moderate” evidence to support the notion that Yasser Arafat was poisoned with polonium.

5. #DEPARTMENT STORE: Clerys in O’Connell Street is to reopen on 21 November, just in time for Christmas. The store has been closed since July when it was damaged by severe weather.

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