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GOOD EVENING

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

EACH WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know before you hit the road.

1. #GREXIT: Eurozone finance ministers are in Brussels to assess Greece’s request for a six month extension of its international loans.

2. #TRIAL: Graham Dwyer’s ex-girlfriend told the court today that Dwyer used to fantasise about stabbing a woman while having sex. [RTÉ]

3. #ARRESTS: Five men have been arrested after an armed robbery in Kerry.

4. #RIP: Thomas Kennedy’s funeral was held today – seven months after he went missing from Finglas.

5. #LUCKY DAY: A Dublin man is celebrating after discovering a winning Lotto ticket in a drawer … eight weeks after buying it.