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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. #THIS JUST IN: National Lottery terminals have been hit with another glitch – but it looks like tomorrow night’s draw will go ahead as planned. A draw had to be suspended for a day at the start of the month.

2. #SHOOTING: Seven people have died following a shooting spree in the US. It happened in a small town in the south-east of Missouri. The suspected gunman was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

3. #JOBS: AirBnB is expanding its Irish operations, taking on another 200 employees in Dublin. The new roles will be in areas like human resources, finance, and IT.

4. #CONTROVERSY: A senator has said he “cannot understand” why NUI Galway asked prospective employees about their menstrual cycles. The college said the health forms were a health and safety move aimed at finding underlying conditions.

5. #THE DRESS: What’s the deal with that weird internet debate about the colour of a dress, you ask… Here’s a quick explainer.