Irish Independent - 2015-12-10

• Threat of flooding will get worse as Shannon to reach critical 2009 levels
• Met Éireann rules out any ‘Storm Patrick’ because name is a ‘cliché’
• I won’t quit race for White House, says defiant Trump
• New booze laws ‘won’t cancel Christmas’ – Varadkar
• Martina Devlin:
• Neil Francis:
• Inside the celeb book signing
• ‘Now it’s a waiting game ...’ Residents know the power of river all too well
• In the shadow of the Shannon lies a tense Athlone
• Troops on standby to evacuate homeowners
• Families man water pump around the clock in bid to save their homes
• Pace of work on promised flood defences still achingly slow
• Red Cross distribute­s bottled water to residents
• State-backed insurance for flood victims to be examined
• Families count the cost but are braced for even worse to come
• O ur politician­s are also looking out for better weather
• ‘We’ve supplied about 50,000 sandbags over the past four days’
• ‘It is terrifying, I am heartbroke­n and we are getting no help at all’
• HSE on alert for plight of the ill and elderly
• Support flood-hit traders with your Christmas shopping – heartfelt plea
• Report into salmon farm accident‘ being withheld’
• Businesses demand levy for flood damage cover
• Pressu re on to conclu de climate deal by deadline
• Former FF councillor threatens to sue RTÉ over ‘sting’
• Halfofall wealth in Ireland owned b y just 10pc
• Fine Gael tells Dáil hopefuls to ask voters for their trust
• Daly and Wallace jailed over failure to pay fines
• ‘Two-tier’ community policing favours Dublin overrurald­ivisions
• Analysis: This report is a shocking indictment of Garda management
• ‘Miracle’ recovery for Siobhan as she smiles and speaks for first time since horrific shooting
• Rent surge shows housing crisis ‘is now out of control’
• Noonan calls on retailers to pass on lower card cost to shoppers
• Nurses set to walk out of A&Es on Tuesday as talks with HSE collapse
• Minister under fire from bishops on schools
• More than one-in-five children has gone to school or bed hungry – report
• Strict rules on lawyers’ ads to be relaxed
• Status update – Facebook reveals what we were all chatting about this year
• Competitiv­eness Council calls for capital spend to go ‘beyond’ €27bn plan
• Pharmacist who refused EpiPen for tragic allergy teen is cleared
• Calls for Netanyahu to cancel meeting with mogul
• Has the mystery of who founded Bitcoin finally been solved?
• Merkel named ‘Time’ mag’s ‘Person of the Year’
• Why it’s still more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier in a warzone
• UK Labour party now a tragedy, says Blair
• Get ready for an avalanche of election giveaways that will put Santa to shame
• Tax records a trove of informatio­n on how people move up and down income ladder
• Our citizens need insurance to protect them against floods
• Time to grant animals a Yuletide amnesty from hunting
• Government support for flood victims is vital
• Abortion and the Constituti­on
• How Christmas trees became the latest social media status symbol
• Challengin­g family get together
• 5 ways to have yourself a merry little ‘Chrexit’
• Honeyed Parsnip Soup SPEEDY SUPPERS
• Star signings: the writers who really draw the crowds
• Gala Meeting to round off memorable year
• Buywise primed to go through pain barrier again
• Meade still mulling over Cheltenham trip for Jack
• Dual captain Clarke seeks an early Christmas gift
• Tipperary can overcome ‘savage losses’ – O’Dwyer
• Kilkenny thrilled by Sigerson player-manager role
• DCU KICK OFF SIGERSON DEFENCE AT HOME TO AIT
• Tompkins blast for ‘sickening to watch’ football
• Three line up to challenge Treacy for Galway chair
• GAA spreads Championsh­ip load
• Difference in mindset tips balance in McGregor’s favour
• Murphy out to storm Thomond fortress a second time in new role
• Quiet man Stander out to raise the volume as Munster pursue new memories
• ‘World-class’ Henderson will bounce from injury nightmare, insists Bowe
• Leinster look to O’Connor template to topple Toulon
• O’Neill close to extending contract for World Cup campaign
• Van Gaal has one last chance – win the league title
• Klopp in the dark on Sturridge return date
• Powell can still stand out from United’s mediocrity
• Rodgers rejects Swans and weighs up Middle East offer
• Giroud delivers as Arsenal find knockout blow
• Villain turns to hero to send Gunners into last 16 again
• Lady luck finally smiles on Mourinho as Blues find form
• Into last 16 again
• NEVILLE: I DON’T CARE IF WE DRAW MAN UNITED
• The hub of the matter
• INNOVATION
• INTO THE FUTURE
• Developing a global hub
• New lease of life
• Revolution­ary notes and words
• Fitzgerald’s image collection a treasure trove
• PIPES OF WAR
• THE MANIFESTO
• UP FOR THE RISING
• CHANGED UTTERLY
• IRELAND IN 1916
• A COMPLEX PATRIOT
• DOGGED DEFENDER
• NINE LIVES
• Photograph­s unearthed in ‘Irish Independen­t’ offices
• The Irish Independen­t roster, 24/04/1916
• AN ASSESSMENT
• WANTED! Christophe­r Brady, the man who printed the document...
• Family brings Éamonn Ceannt’s story to life

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