Irish Independent - 2018-12-28

• Builders fear ‘affordable’ homes won’t sell, warns council boss
• The best self-help books
• Robinson faces backlash over meeting with Arab princess
• The small things that could make a big difference to your personal finances
• Breakthrou­gh in immune cell therapy ‘to stop cancer killing future generation­s’
• The gift of life: 231 organ transplant­s took place at national centres this year
• Ireland’s silence on persecutio­n of Christians is shameful
• You’ve got mail: Letters Editor Tom Coogan picks out his 2018 highlights
• Conan sets sights on becoming major part of Schmidt’s World Cup plans
• Thatcher feared civil war over Irish unity
• Fears rise of second volcanic eruption in Indonesia
• Adrian Weckler recalls the big events in the tech industry this year
• Men narrow the life expectancy gap
• ‘Vultures better with writedowns than banks’
• One in four expects to be worse off
• Private sector staff ‘less happy than public sector workers’
• Ignore the doomsayers, life is better than ever
• Big crowd enjoys €1m day at the races ‘not to be missed’
• Fianna Fáil’s capital battle: three dynasties and a gay rights lobbyist line up
• E-voting ruled out in favour of ‘blood sport’ counts
• Fine Gael targets 60 Dáil seats as part of ‘rainbow coalition’
• ‘Travelling community should have own senator’
• State Papers 1988
• ‘Savagery was unbelievab­le’ – prime minister on murder of corporals at funeral
• Haughey pleads for ‘generous gesture’ over cases involving ‘Birmingham Six’ and ‘Guildford Four’
• Attorney general blocked extraditio­n of priest to UK on terror charges as fair trial ‘not possible’
• Britain’s fury at Clinton for decision to allow Gerry Adams into America
• Haughey rolls out the red carpet for president Mitterand’s State visit
• Catholics were ‘treated as second-class citizens’ at gates on Border farms
• Bereaved Stardust families to receive least compensati­on
• ‘Charismati­c’ actor and activist Jer O’Leary dies
• ‘Bishops must put an end to communion conveyor belt’
• Church’s influence on schools declines as patronage shifts
• Number of CAB targets has doubled in two years
• ‘Mrs Brown’ tops ratings – but figures drop amid Netflix surge
• Bailey to face French trial in May over Sophie murder
• US troops to stay in Iraq after shock pullout from Syria
• Trump undermines his own goals and emboldens Iranian designs on region
• Shutdown to cost US economy $1.2bn a week, with no end in sight
• Daughters claim foot doctor father helped Trump dodge Vietnam draft
• Woman cut off stalker’s penis – then saved his life
• Monica Hesse
• Hostess with the mostest food left over
• TIMELY REMINDER OF HOW GRIM ANGLO-IRISH RELATIONS CAN BE
• My former brat self would cringe at newfound love for festive ramble
• How Ireland can again be the beacon it was before
• Cost of Dublin pubs soars as ‘mixed developmen­t’ schemes take hold
• France’s Vinci takes €3bn majority stake in Gatwick Airport
• Christmas cheer melts on markets
• Leslie Ann Horgan:
• Infighting at the court of Queen Anne
• The best of tonight’s television
• Two-In-One
• Sheedy: Tipp must beef up to challenge for All-Ireland
• Conway’s UCC duty a thorn in O’Connor’s side
• The Waterford hurling man plotting Tour de France success
• Bennett: Top-tier return could kick-start bid for championsh­ip
• O’Leary sets sights on fulfilling World Cup dream with Canada
• Blasé Schmidt told of exit plan ‘like it wasn’t any kind of big deal’ – Best
• Speight desperate to leave Ulster on a high
• Koulibaly ban upheld despite outcry
• Ireland boost as McCarthy ready for Toffees return
• Silva admits City need to be ‘almost perfect’
• Anderson exposes Southampto­n flaws with clinical display
• Tottenham fear Real over United in race to tempt away Pochettino
• Matic: Pogba needs to know that he’s very important for this team
• Agony for Kearney as he misses cut by one shot
• FA charge Emery for kicking bottle that hit spectator
• Emery: Klopp’s Liverpool can be the new ‘Invincible­s’
• Van Graan: We will not blame refs, we had chances to win
• HAZARD HOLDING CHELSEA TO RANSOM
• PAKISTAN-BORN AKRAM CHASING BREAKTHROU­GH WITH MAYO SENIORS
• MAUGHAN’S CULTURE SHOCK OVER OFFALY’S ETHOS
• ‘Emery-ball’ facing its biggest test as Reds loom
• Leinster are well above the rest, admits Munster boss
• ‘Ned’ nails Footpad in final strides
• PATRICK MULLINS
• MICHAEL VERNEY
• TAKEN BY ‘STORMY’
• O’Grady lines up Aintree tilt for ‘Westerner’ after Limerick glory
• Refreshed Lord Bryan poised to strike for Bowen in Silver Fox chase
• Five things we learned from Kempton
• Classy ‘Escape’ justifies great expectatio­ns

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