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GOOD EVENING

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

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

1. #CLOSED: Air traffic is disrupted this evening after London’s airspace was closed due to a computer fault.

2. #ROW: There was opposition TD ejected from the Dáil today. This time Róisín Shortall was given her marching orders.

3. #STRIKES: Teachers and junior doctors are both going on strike in protest at Junior Cert changes and a massive pay cut, respectively.

4. #HOMELESSNESS: There will be 20 more emergency beds made available to homeless people tonight. It brings to 70, the number available in Dublin.

5. #PORN: A group of British porn enthusiasts held a protest today, where they sat on each others’ faces in the shadow of Westminster.