Every evening at 6 O Clock WLR brings you the 6 biggest stories of the day
1. Six person table limit and no live music among new guidelines for hospitality
Fáilte Ireland has published guidelines for the hospitality sector, with no live music permitted and a closing time of 11.30pm. Outdoor dining will resume from June 7th, while indoor dining is expected to receive a July reopening date in the next easing of restrictions announcement later this week.
2. No leak of personal information following HSE hack
The Justice Minister says there's no concrete evidence of people's private data being published online following the HSE cyber attack. Some progress has been made in rebuilding IT systems but there's still significant disruption across the health service. Minister Heather Humphreys says the hackers threat to release sensitive information doesn't appear to have happened yet.
3. Fishermen protest over Brexit and new quotas
A flotilla of fishing boats travelled up the River Lee earlier today to deliver a letter of protest to the constituency office of Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Cork. Fishermen are protesting the conditions they face under the Brexit deal agreed before Christmas, which included a gradual decrease in quota amounts for Irish fishermen. They included well known and highly respected Kinsale-based fisherman Johnny Walsh and his son Jack (pic)
4. ‘Glitch in the system’: West Waterford residents getting vaccine appointments in Killarney
A Waterford councillor has said a “glitch in the system” is leading to a situation where some residents of West Waterford are getting vaccine appointments for Killarney, Co Kerry. John Pratt, a Labour councillor based in Tallow, said the glitch seems to relate to the postcode and proximity of villages like Tallow to Mallow in Cork
5. Manchester United face Villareal in the Europa League Final
The Red Devils will be looking to win the competition for the second time in four years, with a number of supporters also set to make the journey to Poland, while it's the Spanish side's first final. Here are the main talking points ahead of tonight's game in Gdansk.
6. Alan Partridge LIVE show coming to Dublin
Steve Coogan is bringing his most famous character, Alan Partridge, to Dublin next Spring. The new live stage show Stratagem With Alan Partridge will come to Belfast's SSE Arena on April 22nd next year, followed by a date in Dublin’s 3Arena the following night. Tickets from €46 including booking and facility fees go on sale to the general public from this Saturday, 29th May at 9am.
