Irish Independent - 2020-02-26

• Coronaviru­s row as IRFU resists call to halt match
• Pop star Duffy: ‘I was drugged and held captive for several days’
• Mother of three quizzed after man fatally stabbed in ‘row over parking’
• Threat of new election looming despite talks
• Should I cancel my holiday plans?
• The GAA needs a US-style president
• John Connors: My love-hate relationsh­ip with acting
• Carbery pays heaviest price of all for our World Cup gamble
• FG and FF show disdain for voters with their theatrics
• UK politician­s ‘turned blind eye to child abuse’
• Worst is yet to come in the flooded midlands
• Top brass at Ulster Bank earn up to €1.5m each, new figures have revealed
• Three Army Rangers injured in bomb blast in Africa
• Children who ‘were made ill by wind farm near their home’ get €225,000
• The global coronaviru­s alert: Should I cancel my holiday plans?
• Major doubts over sporting fixtures
• Disruption from virus is hurting firms here already
• Economists examine pandemic threat as coronaviru­s spreads
• And what protection­s do I have if I do?
• The coronaviru­s is changing our daily lives – and has opened eyes to vulnerabil­ities
• ‘Don’t panic,’ says task force chief – and then falls ill himself
• ‘Barbarians are through the gates,’ McDonald tells rally
• Fads come and go – both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will be hoping the
• TD ‘regrets offence’ over tweet saying Pope was leader of paedophile ring
• UK and European firms lobbying Fine Gael TDs to link up with Fianna Fáil and keep out Sinn Féin
• Record rise in wages can’t keep up with cost of housing
• Man who beat partner’s mum to death is guilty of murder
• ‘Lovely parent’, ‘donkey’, ‘useless’, ‘nut’ – many sides to man who became killer
• Next round: Doyle’s ‘Two Pints’ gets new lease of life at Olympia
• Girl denies making up alleged sex assault by 29-year-old crèche worker, court told
• Domingo apology to women over sex harassment claims
• Woman loses claim for €60,000 over fall on moving bus
• ‘My Mom and Dad are the people of Sligo’ – Loveth’s appeal to stop deportatio­n
• ‘Where do you do homework if you’re homeless?’
• More Leaving Cert subjects to be marked online this year
• Art attack: Council court case over Attenborou­gh mural
• Murder accused ‘lay down with body of wife after he killed her’, court told
• Criminal quizzed over teen’s killing gets medical treatment
• EU set to call Johnson’s bluff as nerves build here ahead of talks
• Ireland will suffer from Brexit more than UK, warns UN
• Colleges stepping up measures to tackle drug abuse
• Trump praises India’s PM as Delhi violence leaves 11 dead
• Weinstein verdict: ‘This is one of those days when whole world changes’ in understand­ing sexual assault trauma
• Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president ousted under Arab Spring, dies aged 91
• ‘Champion of revolution’ Sanders is facing a battle even before Trump enters the fray
• This bride only blushes if it gets too garish
• POLITICAL UNITY IS VITAL TO FIGHT GROWING BREXIT STORM
• Give alternativ­e government the chance to tackle issues
• FF and FG can put country first with a Green Taoiseach
• Pitch perfect: Profits up at Communicat­ions Clinic as Rory shines
• Airline shares nosedive over virus nerves
• “Dublin hotel sector not about to overheat” - McCann
• Venture capital deals ‘spreading’ in Ireland
• Shrinking exports drag on German GDP growth
• Losses deepen at co-owner of Dundrum Town Centre
• Profits at discounter Eurogiant slip 13pc to €831k
• Tesco completes China exit with £275m sale of joint venture stake
• Why we’ll never give up abstinence
• Keep it sweet Fran Power on how to choose an ethical bar of chocolate
• SATELLITE
• Henderson happy with Hurdle hopefuls
• Friend backs ‘powerful’ Dillane to push on for a Six Nations start
• Minogue stars as Munchin’s stun PBC to reach final four
• Coomber helps CBC have final say
• Khwaja clinches semi for Castleknoc­k
• Plans for €250k of funding unclear after Mayo’s latest O’Leary fall-out
• Meath are in a better place than last year – Keogan
• Task Force proposes moving U-20 to spring for benefit of clubs
• Bernabeu is the ideal venue for Sterling to sparkle
• Cork captain is still coming to terms with the shock of the fall
• Griezmann’s strikes earns 10-man Barca draw
• City’s English rivals are in no position to preach
• War of words erupts in Wicklow GAA after match abandoned amid race row
• €250K FUNDING IN DOUBT DUE TO NEW MAYO ROW
• How tax hit is hindering electric-car sales – while demand for diesel surges
• No hot air with this new breathalys­er. Plug-in hybrid for latest Megane
• Posh new Defender takes it to the limit – once again
• Learning from others is key to cutting deaths on our roads
• The most annoying parking habits; congratula­tions to award winners; Volvo revises models, adds mild hybrids
• Independen­t Advice Desk

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