Irish Independent - 2017-12-18

• Remember – a puppy is not just for Christmas
• How one doctor sparked the recall of 46,000 scans
• + MUNSTER COMPLETE CHAMPIONS CUP CLEAN SWEEP
• Ryanair pilots call off strike
• ‘We knew she had it in her’: 200-1 outsider creates history
• The real X-Files: Pentagon says UFO team existed
• EU chief dashes British hopes of bespoke trade deal
• I’m already over the abortion referendum
• Will punt on Fox prove Disney boss a visionary or a relic?
• Recession fears over as shoppers splash the cash – on themselves
• Bookmakers and punters left dumbstruck as unheralded outsider causes one of the biggest upsets in Irish Turf history
• Fears over birth defects after drop in foods fortified with folic acid
• Irishman who fell seven storeys told to drink Guinness by Aussie doctors
• Trainee medics being driven away by ‘struggles’ over emergency tax
• Hangover-free synthetic alcohol ‘will see society give up drink within a generation’
• Elderly widow murdered after confrontin­g burglar in her home
• ‘She was a diamond. If you wanted anything, she’d give it to you’
• 10-year-olds spend less time on science – but performanc­e is up
• Love it or loathe it, Marmite is really good for you
• N ew ‘water cremations’ onholdamid fears of the ‘yuck factor’
• Watchdog to be shut down after botched bank probe
• Heather Humphreys pledges to ease the burden facing the self-employed, writes Niall O’Connor
• Citizens defamed by TDs under privilege of Dáil will get right to redress
• Cabinet to discuss timetable for staging abortion referendum
• Flanagan may open inquiry into Garda drug collusion allegation­s
• We must fix our relationsh­ip with DUP – Coveney
• Producer should not have got bail – vigilante group
• Young man killed as car crashes into garden wall
• Night on streets gives glimpse of the misery
• Year on from Apollo House – ‘promises have not been kept’
• You should work for longer to get a higher pension – OECD
• No need to be rigid over the age of our retirees
• Inquests to open into tragic family killed by their father
• Two complaints about barristers upheld last year
• ‘Slow down’ plea by best friend of road death victim
• Why the global rush for bitcoins could end up costing us the earth
• Bitcoin heads to a bigger stage in US
• My new baby sleeps well but I’m up at 4.30am: Keating
• Angry locals seek eviction of vicious serial rapist
• Isil kills nine in suicide attack on churchgoer­s
• Scourge of corruption ‘bought chateau for €275m’
• Sacking Mueller would be a ‘mistake’, Trump told
• Divided Catalans strike up dialogue on independen­ce with help of ‘political Tinder’ app
• Young UK diplomat ‘strangled in sex attack’ on night out
• 30 die as storm floods, landslides hit Philippine­s
• We must pressure UK’s friends and enemies for a better Brexit
• Ex-pat who can take the heat of Garda job
• Singing away our troubles
• Irish zinc explorer Group Eleven in €3m Canada float
• Santa can get style (and brandy) at LVMH – John Lynch,
• Media Bites
• Blow for exporters as confidence drops
• West of Ireland reduced to a playground for this country’s elite
• Abortion-free Ireland doesn’t exist
• Kerry hospital scans problem is alarming
• Murder of Rose (78) can help us think of others
• Droning on about the future
• Two-In-One
• ‘Rapid’ secures Navan treble for Elliott
• Douvan ruled out for rest of the season
• UNBEATEN ‘ANT’ MAKES IT SIX ON THE TROT
• FERGUSON AND McSHARRY MAKE A BIG SPLASH AS RECORDS TUMBLE FOR IRISH
• Mullins junior aids Donegal cause
• Sweeney admits schedule almost forced him to quit
• Casement woes hurt county – McBride
• Bourke says fixtures a real test
• Suarez on double as Barca turn up Clasico heat
• What’s wrong with Long?
• O’Sullivan targets a shot at Saunders
• BURKE AND MacGABHANN CLAIM NOVICE SPOILS
• Top Gun Ozil finally finds run of form for Wenger
• Discipline now a Hornets nest but Silva’s not worried by reds
• City target Fergie-style dynasty
• Conte frustrated by lack of credit in shadow of leaders
• Police treating racist attack on Sterling as ‘hate crime’
• POCHETTINO UNFAZED BY TOTTENHAM STRUGGLES
• Guardiola and City prove La Liga was competitiv­e after all
• TWEETS OF THE WEEK
• I knew Ronaldo would score – Vazquez
• Lukaku keeps celebratio­ns in check as United stay on City trail
• C out in hot he architect but Sal a his Liverpool’ s history-maker
• Over and rout as Bhoys unbeaten run ended
• Bolasie return to boost Everton but Allardyce plans ‘delicate’ re-introducti­on
• Carty and Healy on song ahead of vital derby clash
• Wasps boost Ulster’s bid to reach last eight
• Munster edge out Leinster in thriller to win Interpro title by a whisker
• Accidents abound but Blues’ response rewarded
• Captain Nacewa still the Leinster standard-bearer
• Wasps bounce back as Sarries suffer another Clermont defeat
• Keatley holds his nerve to put Reds in control
• Presents galore at Welford Road but commitment of our new men is greatest gift of all
• Emotional Van Graan hails ‘world-class’ O’Mahony effort
• It’s time to pinch ourselves and reach for the stars as Irish sides turn the corner
• PHILLY, GOOCH & TYRRELL SHINE
• MOOREFIELD OF DREAMS

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