Irish Independent - 2017-12-21

• 100,000 houses to be hit with water charge
• Sport stars on the fast track
• Bargain basement
• Killers raided Rosie’s home for Christmas charity cash
• ‘We’re not a feeder club for Leinster’
• Charlie Weston
• With bullies called out and pay rising, 2017 had its moments...
• Baby Emma is born from an embryo frozen in 1992
• EU takes ‘nuclear option’ against Poland on eve of May visit
• All the winners:
• Winter’s dark night provides ideal cover for thugs to prey on vulnerable older people
• Elderly urged to ‘reduce amount of cash they have on hand’ to prevent robbers targeting them
• Prolific gang suspects in vile raid on farmer (77)
• Son attacked ill mother (79) in her home, court is told
• Girl (6) settles €8.8m hospital case
• Rogue lenders finally being brought to heel
• Do right by the consumer or face consequenc­es –
• ‘Big split’ in Fine Gael on abortion as Varadkar to study report over break
• HSE promises to reduce waiting lists – despite having to make ‘savings’ of €346m
• Free vote on the abortion issue opens can of worms – and could even see Taoiseach dissenting
• Co urtruling gives green ligh tto 1,500 drink-drive cases
• GPs warned about quality of reports by locum radiologis­t
• Bob’s Band Aid tribute to Ireland’s generosity
• S inn Féin politician­s in legal row over remarks at Tidy Towns meeting
• Sailor pops question on quay after Med mission
• RTÉ fires producer who admits he tried to groom girl (13)
• Law Society fails in bid to avoid vacant site tax
• Statistics and figures won’t put roof over children’s heads
• Car park plan for burial site ‘insulting’
• One in six female students has suffered a sex assault while drunk or passed out
• CF campaigner Orla fighting for life in US
• ‘A superb journalist’: Former INM news editor dies
• Unions are jostling for members at Ryanair as talks go on
• US ‘bullies’ UN diplomats over Jerusalem decision
• May ordered deputy to quit over porn on computer
• Pig of a year for UK prime minister dealt further blow with loss of ally
• EUtakes the ‘nuclear option’ against Poland on eve of British visit
• Deeply polarised Catalans go back to polls three months on
• Humanoid movement so realistic it can play badminton
• Ja pa n fa cing ‘mega-quake disaster’ in next 30 years
• Boston ‘Spotlight’ cardinal who covered up sexual abuse dies at 86
• Irish new mothers need to cop on that breast is best
• A guide to taming your Grumpy Old Man at Christmas time
• Our failure to help those in desperate need is a national shame
• Giving comfort to light the way
• Homeless faces shame our nation ‘once again’
• A welcome triumph for common sense in court
• Helping out in a topsy-turvy world
• Time to unwind
• Time to dust off your velvet party pieces
• There I was Christmas week, cycling from Galway to Sligo, dressed like Santa and loving every mile of Operation Rudolph
• Taste test
• The best of tonight’s television
• Two-In-One
• Disko and Outlander in the mix for King George tilt
• Yorkhill and ‘John’ set for Christmas cracker
• Honeyball sweet on ‘Parfois’ for more glory
• Katie voted Ireland’s most admired athlete of the year
• Lots of eastern promise in GAA project for Asia
• United stunned by Smith’s late show
• Morata snatches instant winner as cavalry deliver for Conte
• Coutinho and Sanchez show different sides of same game
• Klopp goes on attack over Gunners’ use of Oxlade-Chamberlai­n
• Keeping fiery streak on ice will be key to Toner’s Pat’s progress
• Could City become Guardiola’s best team?
• Karanka favourite to replace Clement
• O’Callaghan rise showing no signs of slowing down
• ‘We’re not a feeder club for Leinster’ – Henderson
• Tuilagi escapes sanction for Cloete hit
• Kiss upbeat, but still no time-line on Payne return to action
• ‘Forever grateful’ Meehan calls time on Galway career
• Roux primed for ‘massive’ derby clashes
• Astute O’Connell was always destined to bring on-field inspiratio­n into a coaching role
• Returning home
• Appetite for success
• Developing a strong workforce
• Cominghome
• The move to success
• A bright future in healthcare
• Exciting capital developmen­ts
• Taking a progressiv­e career path
• Becoming part of a team
• Supporting Irish nurses
• Delivering exceptiona­l care
• Back on home soil
• Careers that matter
• A supportive and rewarding working environmen­t

Irish Independent - 2017-12-20

Irish Independent - 2017-12-22