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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know before you head out the doors.

1. #AVERIL POWER: The independent senator has defended her decision to use Oireachtas printing facilities to produce 73,000 calendars. 

2. #HOUSE PRICES: House prices in Dublin and around the country are starting to plateau, indicating that rules introduced by the Central Bank earlier this year on mortgage lending have been a success. 

3. #STORM EVA: Ireland is bracing itself ahead of the arrival of Storm Eva. Weather warnings are in place for much of the west and south of the country.

4. #TRICKY: A ruling by the European Court of Justice has found that a Scottish plan to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol is illegal, a move that is bound to have a knock-on impact for Ireland. 

5. #MODULAR HOUSING: Proposals have been made for more temporary housing sites – and here is where they will be located. 

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