The 5 at 5: Friday

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. #BARCELONA 14 people are now confirmed dead across two terror attacks in Spain yesterday and overnight. Here’s a timeline of the events as they occurred.

2. #RIP Entertainer Bruce Forsyth has died at the age of 89, his family said.

3. #FINLAND Police shot a suspect after several people were stabbed in the city of Turku in Finland.

4. #TERROR ATTACKS Dublin City Council is investigating whether bollards are needed to prevent a terror attack on Grafton Street.

5. #BACK IN BUSINESS Ex-billionaire Sean Quinn is to open a new online betting venture, QuinnBet.

Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone...

A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.

Learn More Support The Journal

Leave a commentcancel

Evening Wrap

Author

Aoife Barry

View 3 comments

Send Tip or Correction

3 Comments

This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy here before taking part.

Defamation

Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel.
Racism or Hate speech

An attack on an individual or group based on religion, race, gender, or beliefs.
Trolling or Off-topic

An attempt to derail the discussion.
Inappropriate language

Profanity, obscenity, vulgarity, or slurs.
Spam

Advertising, phishing, scamming, bots, or repetitive posts.
Other