Irish Independent - 2018-12-18

• Vigilante justice replaces the law
• Sex education overhaul to cover LGBT
• Doctor admits she stabbed her son (3) to death after ‘a power’ forced her to do it
• There are good grounds for a second Brexit referendum
• Man United need a complete ‘reset’ more than they need Mourinho
• We need Santa’s magic now more than ever
• Is society ready to ditch the airbrush forever?
• US investment giant forms €1bn partnershi­p to build rental accommodat­ion in Ireland
• McGregor’s latest motoring charge is knocked out in just 10 seconds
• Dunnes set to be top of the shops as consumers plan €1bn Christmas splurge
• Incomes are up, but 100,000 in jobs still at risk of poverty
• Locals raise €1,250 for woman (92) who had her pension stolen
• Struggle faced by poor children shames our divided nation
• Royal rumble: Meghan’s father appeals to queen to help heal family rift, saying his daughter is ‘controllin­g – but never rude’
• Garda chief has promised new national unit to target farmland trespasser­s – IFA
• Gardaí probe whether dissidents involved in attack on security guards at repossesse­d house had been in contact with local crime figures
• Flood risk for morning commuters after heavy downpours
• We need to know how many homes are lost – and which ones to replace
• Overestima­ting demand may lead to new ghost estates being built, economist warns
• May ‘challenges’ Corbyn to call for vote against her government
• Varadkar is ‘not sure’ if British PM ‘loathes’ him
• Why May is now facing a new vote
• State would only buy €28m Luggala estate if asking price ‘fell to within a certain range’
• Gardaí hope DNA will lead to identifica­tion of tragic baby Belle’s mother
• Cost overrun on children’s hospital ‘will cause delays to other projects’
• Breakthrou­gh on maternity centre as Harris to sign contract amid row
• Flu kills first patient of the winter as 19 children left waiting on trolleys for a bed
• 59,000 people will still be on waiting lists by late 2019
• Rector calls for return of ‘unique’ statue stolen near Yeats’s grave
• No céad míle fáilte in the workplace if you are black and not Irish
• Lifeguard who beat up ex-girlfriend’s new partner ordered to pay the victim €1,500
• Contractor sued over ‘structural’ issues in schools after inspection­s
• Girl was ‘hounded’ to send images of herself
• Egyptian find has ancient statues and hieroglyph­s in near perfect condition
• Trump digs in over demand for cash to build his Mexican border wall
• Thousands take to streets of Budapest to vent fury at Orbán
• Suppressio­n of black voters ‘key to
• Nuke disarmamen­t at risk over US sanctions
• Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate resolution over Khashoggi death
• ‘Yellow vests’ demand the right to hold referendum­s
• If Trump thought 2018 was bad, he ain’t seen nothing yet – and you can bet it’s going to be bloody
• Housing bonds could unlock the crisis blighting many communitie­s
• Movie magic continues to cast its spell
• TALE OF TWO IRELANDS HAS LEFT TOO MANY IN POVERTY
• Ex-PMs can’t resist sticking their oar in – but perhaps May should listen
• Government must ditch its obsession with spin and tackle our real crises
• UN and EU can’t stand by over Serbia and Kosovo
• Asos profit warning rattles markets as Brexit hits home
• State-backed SME lender BlueBay sells loan book to management
• Urbeo to capitalise on State’s yawning social housing gap
• Digicel closes in on agreement from bondholder­s to extend debt
• Blarney group records €3.72m pre-tax profit
• Dublin move ‘decisive’ as Scisys wins space contract
• Hedging bets: the biggest winners and losers of 2018
• Returning emigrants get help to form startups
• Goldman faces criminal charges in bond scandal
• Global stocks nearing 17-month low
• CBRE sees strong office-leasing sector but pre-tax profits fall
• Why it’s the most stressful time of the year... for women
• Bill Linnane:
• Kentucky fried Christmas:
• The best of tonight’s television
• Welcome rain sees entries flood in for Naas meeting
• ‘I’m handling defeat every week. And I can’t deal with it any more’
• ‘Patient’ Maguire keeping on course for Tour status
• Meath’s Newman looking to put injury nightmare behind him after return against Dublin
• Price of success as Galway set new bar for yearly team preparatio­n spend
• Van Graan hoping for some belated ref justice
• Burns ready to kick on with Ulster after night to remember in Belfast
• Heffernan relishing winning feeling
• Fogarty open to role as scrum coach in new Ireland set-up
• Barr twins set to make internatio­nal debuts
• Bolger on Preston’s radar as Bohs’ cubs attract interest
• De Bruyne: Injuries were accidents, not down to fatigue
• Boyce’s journey from Belfast to Burton, via Werder Bremen
• Beating Bayern would prove Liverpool’s credential­s to go one step further
• UEFA rearrange Arsenal’s tie after fans protest over early kick-off
• Valencia draw allows Rodgers to reacquaint himself with old friends
• Well-balanced draw whets the appetite for knockout action
• Spurs’ hopes of home comforts hit by UEFA decision
• Treasurer hits out over state of Galway’s GAA finances
• Thumbs down for Henderson as Beirne eyes Ireland chance
• Mourinho and United on collision course
• DANIEL McDONNELL
• I MISS RACE RIDING BUT I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY DECISION
• Carbery can learn from Castres woes and kick on

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