Irish Independent - 2017-12-20

• Rosie strangled after seeing burglar’s face
• ‘Savagely, brutally executed – and still we don’t know why...’
• Why Johnny suffers from concussion
• Christmas cheques for tracker victims
• How middle class is your Christmas?
• Cruel death has left people frightened in their homes
• Final IMF debt to be paid off this week
• Female stars criticise Damon for ‘good guys’ comments
• The Pope and the Queen could visit North together in 2018
• Fewer gifts can improve a child’s imaginatio­n
• Volvo XC40 heralds revolution in how cars will be used in future
• ‘Fears of marriage break-up’ sparked slaughter of family
• Murder-suicide impossible to predict – but we must do more to stop it
• Hawe’s devastated parents struggle to cope since ‘death’s dark door opened’
• ‘Everyone thinks I am a pillar of the community – if only they knew’
• Mother of murdered children says ‘mental illness is swept under carpet’
• Quality of life on the up thanks to rise in incomes
• Masked trio beat farmer (77) in house raid
• Thief is caught on CCTV dancing while breaking into home
• Pilot scheme identifies six garda stations for reopening immediatel­y
• You profit from social media hate, tech giants told by MPs
• Gallagher to get €130,000 as RTÉ admits Tweetgate error
• Mobile firm Three fined €575,000 for blocking switchers
• Feigned neutrality is no longer an acceptable position for tech giants
• Quitting pilots were told to ‘Foxtrot Oscar’ out the door
• Ryanair has now opened can of worms as cabin crew seek deal
• Defamation case jury set to consider its verdict on pilots’ email
• Rent zones fail to stop monthly costs rising close to 10pc
• Patients face delay of three months for vital scans
• A&Es endure one of worst days of overcrowdi­ng
• Number of homeless children at a record high over Christmas
• Forecaster­s crack how to predict our summer rain
• Man is jailed for kicking pet terrier ‘like football’ then burning its body
• Sisters lose appeal over hairstylis­t’s will leaving estate to her best friend
• Councillor reduced to tears in field of dead horses and a starving foal
• Happy Christmas to all, including the birds
• CAO changes continue with restructur­ed science programme at Trinity
• Q WHAT are the HEAR and DARE clinics taking place in January and is it essential that I attend if I am applying for one of these schemes?
• Feeder Schools tables
• Oireachtas report urges no abortion time limit in fatal abnormalit­y cases
• Four arrested as anti-terror raids foil ‘Christmas bomb plot’ in UK
• Why outer space’s rays could be to blame for climate change
• Beijing bashes Trump
• US won’t rule out war to ‘denucleari­se North Korea’
• Case closed on would-be judge
• Yemen rebels threaten UAE after Saudi rocket attack
• Girl (7) touches hearts after asking Santa for food
• Leo has captured zeitgeist – but callow Cabinet looks vulnerable
• Leo’s latest video chat with the Little People has a hint of the Darby O’ Gills about it
• Without a guaranteed vote, the homeless are being left stranded
• Cowards who prey on elderly must pay dearly
• Social media giants must take more responsibi­lity
• Flying in the face of the critics
• Harrowing cost of abortions
• Irish Life seals €335m Danske Bank pension deal
• Amazon in talks with Irish officials over SME Brexit impact
• EU backs tax break for SME share-options scheme
• Revenues hit €550m at adult website billing firm
• Hibernia sells off Chancery for €23.8m
• Applegreen drops plans for €56m UK service area
• German business confidence weakens
• American chief executives most likely to have gained an MBA
• Argos back in black as it rings up €6m profit
• AerCap in €670m Peregrine jet deal
• Online growth will see digital advertisin­g revenue hit €575m
• BoI facing higher capital requiremen­t
• Chasing the Irish dream
• Thinking of embarking on a 2018 fitness plan? Think twice before you tell the world
• ‘Still not settled down then?’
• Now Nancy’s off to meet the Pope
• How these people led way in drive to save even more lives on our roads
• Knowledge is power and it will help you when buying in 2018
• Why these are the ‘10 safest cars’
• Word Car Person of Year; Toyota’s EV plans; self-drive track
• Mullins to consider Min and ‘Sceaux’ for Leopardsto­wn
• Irish racing pay tribute to ‘true gent’ O’Brien
• Might Bite the one to beat in King George – Ruby
• ‘Saxophone’ calls tune in landmark win for Frankel
• Gatlin’s samples expected to be re-tested
• Froome saga will cast shadow over 2018 season
• Robins boss Johnson ready for Mourinho ‘war’
• Exiled star Mkhitaryan set for recall to face Bristol
• Ake has ‘nothing to prove’ in Stamford Bridge return
• Welbeck shades it as Wenger moves closer to ‘missing’ cup triumph
• Penalty heroics can’t mask Bravo’s failings as stand-in fails to impress
• Deeney and Lanzini banned after appeals fail
• Feely highlights Kildare need for stronger leadership in 2018
• Bartoliann­ouncescome­backafterf­iveyearsou­t
• Morgan agrees new contract
• Fardy: Money is not everything tome
• Cooney out until April in hammer blow for Connacht
• ‘Frustrated’ Cave insists he has more to contribute
• Tuilagi faces disciplina­ry hearing over ‘marginal’ clash with Cloete
• Lancaster shrugs off Saints link as Leinster sweat over Healy hearing
• Remorse is the very least that Gatlin should be showing for an athlete associatin­g with Mitchell
• Accurate informatio­n on head injuries is essential
• Gloucester coach and star-player son accused over nightclub fight
• Cats’ role takes Ryan from Wexford set-up
• Leinster confirm Sexton failed HIA
• Breheny Beat
• SOCCER: Your ‘cut out and keep guide’ to the League of Ireland fixtures

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