Irish Independent - 2018-03-23

• Banks abandon small business and farmers to vulture funds
• Lisa’s hopes for Daffodil Day
• Two pedestrian­s killed in horror crash on rural road
• ‘Losing my job due to age was appalling’
• ‘Graffiti’ horseman in treasure trove of Viking artefacts found on hotel site
• Paying €900 for a VIP Stones ticket
• Libya ‘lies’ have made my life hell, claims Sarkozy
• Dad tells of escape with baby from hotel inferno
• Sinead Ryan
• Coillte eyes €125m sale of stake in wind farms
• Rare cognac breaks record at eye-watering €11,476 a shot
• Revenue helped get first-time buyers on property ladder but now it demands money back
• Paying toll tunnel operator up to €200m in ‘traffic guarantees’ is ‘insane’, says TD
• Investigat­ors probe if safety function on windows resulted in blaze spreading downwards
• Family escape after accelerant used in arson attack on flat
• 100 homes to be knocked down to build €3bn Metro line to the airport
• Finally, there’s a joined-up plan for transport – with the money to back it
• Ross denies wielding influence as critics call foul over €150,000 school sports grant
• Green light for 300 student apartments despite Transport Minister’s objections
• Sports clubs face up to constructi­on ‘nightmare’
• Ross has become emblem of the system he once derided
• What is the Red Flag court case about?
• Ganley now a defendant in O’Brien defamation suit against firm
• Pressure mounts on Facebook after CEO admission
• Harrison ‘not a weasel, not a criminal ... he’s a kind person,’ lawyer tells trial
• ‘You don’t have the power to change your minds,’ jury told
• Vaccine for cervical cancer refused by 11,000 schoolgirl­s due to safety fears
• ‘My wife wanted to die at home – night nurses were vital for that’
• Irish fatal foetal cases ‘may be refused’ in UK hospitals
• Pro-repeal group targets €500,000 campaign spend
• Lowry is awarded 80pc of his costs in Moriarty challenge
• Warning after teen soccer star killed by party drug ‘U4’
• Mystery of ‘Ata the alien’ solved by DNA research
• No EU trade deal for UK without Border solution – Varadkar
• Roofer is found guilty of terrifying random sexual attacks on women
• Austrian smoking ban dropped as MPs ‘vote for death’
• French strikes over Macron reforms turn ugly
• Top lawyer quits as Trump’s tactics turn more aggressive in Russia probe
• Investigat­ors fear bomber may have had help in deadly Texas spree
• President warns Biden: ‘You’ll go down crying’
• Trump adds another hawk to team after firing national security head
• Trump waters down China tariffs as trade war fears ease
• Lithuania hints it will also expel Russian diplomats
• Cocaine now so common it is found on fingerprin­ts of non-users
• Airstrike on Syrian market kills at least 28
• Prince Harry and Meghan send out gilded wedding invites to 600 guests
• Taoiseach sidesteps question of blame over attack on spy
• Pope snubbing the North would be another own goal by Church
• Facebook’s best policy would have been transparen­cy – as the truth will always come out
• Don’t lecture us on prudence, we are the ones who fixed country
• Financial advice didn’t add up
• No surprise banks look out only for themselves
• Brexit game of inches is better than no progress
• Branch closures and desk-based decisions stymie the flow of credit
• London listing could help seal €8.6bn Smurfit Kappa deal
• Receivers get €124m in Nama payments
• Goodman in €100m Dublin office plan
• Stobart grounds Flybe takeover plan
• MPs want Murdoch’s Sky TV bid blocked
• CORPORATE VOLUNTEERI­NG 2017
• Profits at Pamela Scott firm rising
• Politician­s slam AIB on bonuses as PTSB defends loans stance
• Businessma­n is liable for property site loan, judge finds
• Trump trepidatio­n weighs on stocks
• I thought cancer was an old person’s disease
• Wrinkle gets old real fast
• Robot wars with a major malfunctio­n
• CULTURE VULTURE
• The dark side of nostalgia
• WTF? Apple Pay comes to the Church
• Your Stars
• It’s sporting, butnota relief
• CRYPTIC CLUES
• Classy ‘Field’ can flourish for Mullins
• Ireland face winner-takes-all qualifier
• Race debate revs up ahead of F1 opener
• FRAMPTON BOUT UPGRADED TO INTERIM TITLE FIGHT
• Carlow people got ‘irritated’ by losing so often – Nevin
• Higgins’ return for Mayo footballer­s still on ice
• SILKE NOT LINKING UP WITH TRIBE FOOTBALLER­S
• Slam stars must avoid complacenc­y – Kidney
• Turner’s troops primed to end Belvo hat-trick dream
• Absence of Marmion and Dillane raises some eyebows
• Sanchez and Pogba woes pile pressure on Mourinho
• McIlroy ready for rest but remains in Match Play hunt
• SSE AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREVIEWS
• Radical change not on O’Neill’s Turkish agenda
• Koeman makes Van Dijk captain for England clash
• BALE HAT-TRICK SEES GIGGS OFF TO A FLYER
• Racist abuse still an issue – Christie
• Hale on target just 14 seconds into debut
• Donegal seek to keep home fires burning as stunning Ballybofey record holds key to survival chances
• ‘I’m not angry with Taylor’
• Leg injury rules Larmour out of Leinster’s Euro quarter-final showdown with Saracens
• Brian Kerr
• NICOLAS ROCHE: I didn’t have time to eat and then my legs were gone
• Bags of space for €1m
• GOOD BREEDING AT THE MANOR
• EMPLOY A FRESH PERSPECTIV­E
• 18TH CENTURY CITY LIVING
• MORTGAGE-FREE RETIREMENT DILEMMA
• Painters’ Howth hideaway
• Spark joy in Dun Laoghaire
• Cork’s architectu­ral heritage
• Out of Left field in Tuam
• Going with the flow
• Huge interest in small scheme launching in sought-after ‘burb
• Live at the seaside in bungalow bliss
• Retro fit-out works for former offices
• Take up a royal seat on edge of ‘the Pale’
• Classical look to A-rated units near Blarney
• Suburban homes on the Wild Atlantic Way
• Entry into the woods
• The Ryan Review
• All smoke and mirrors on true level of fire risks
• Serving up a treat
• Take a shine to pewter
• In the SALEROOMS
• AIMING TO FOLLOW BOYS IN GREEN
• VICTOR COSTELLO:
• BIG INTERVIEW – Josh Murphy:
• 20 Questions –Jordan Larmour:
• Tipuric hails Leinster’s strength in depth through their Academy
• Kildare club hope to reap benefits of youth policy
• LEINSTER CLUB RUGBY
• Skerries on to a winner as scores run out for kids’ blitz
• PLAYER DIARY Billy Holland:
• DAVID WALLACE
• Youngsters ready to get their shot
• Toulon fall to shock defeat in Oyonnax
• Con keen for another big win
• ‘I wouldn’t change anything about my time here’
• Memorable moments on ‘surreal’ day for Glenstal
• ‘You could be stuck in an office doing a normal job so you might as well enjoy what you’re doing’
• FUTURE IS GREEN FOR HEALY
• 20 QUESTIONS – Gavin Thornbury:
• NOEL MANNION:
• OUR GRAND SLAM BOYS WILL BRING A HUGE BUZZ TO SQUAD
• Carolan targets big performanc­e
• Gloucester eyeing up Irish double
• Top-flight status up for grabs
• Silverware on double paves way for next generation
• Glorious Garbally finally see off ‘the Jes’ in thriller

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