Irish Independent - 2017-02-27

• Gardaí probe death of farmer (90) found with head injuries
• Lady in red at the Oscars
• ‘I can’t bear this pain’: scoliosis girl begs for operation
• Don’t write off Coveney in FG leadership race
• Flesh-eating bugs lurking on ATMs and killer bacteria found on phones
• Senior ministers back Garda Commission­er on decision not to step aside
• Charleton Tribunal into treatment of whistleblo­wers to begin today
• Fitzgerald, Bruton and Harris cannot hide in long grass forever in race to su cceed Kenny
• May plans curbs on new EU migrants as soon as Article 50 is triggered
• High number of Fine Gael ministers is a headache for leadership contenders
• Ewan leaves floods in its wake – as forecasts warn of snow
• Expectant mothers’ poor diets a risk to their unborn child
• Poor fundraisin­g blamed for loss of €169,000 at Irish Autism Action
• Police check CCTV footage for wife who vanished from cruise as husband is held
• Travel chaos from next week with Bus Éireann set for all-out strike
• Ph ilosophica­l French leave with a request: Go beat the English
• Animal rights groups hopping mad over kangaroo pet idea
• Worrying about plus-size models is fiddling while Rome burns–obesity is a real threat
• Harris insists hospital prefabs are just a temporary way to add beds
• ‘Please minister, can I have my op?’ – desperate plea of 12-year-old in pain
• 119 children left in agony as scoliosis waiting list grows
• Victim of racial slurs goes viral with her cartoon of ongoing abuse
• Notorious criminal Dundon held after high-speed chase
• Teresa’s stormy end to ‘Dancing with the Stars’
• ‘I was terrified for my baby’ – pregnant worker’s horror as armed thug storms shop
• New DNA search in probe to find Fiona
• New laws could lead to children in care slipping through education cracks
• Brexit-proof beef deal secured with Saudi Arabian government
• ‘If Sinn Féin wins, it will use mandate for border poll’ – Foster
• Nokia and BlackBerry go back to the future in mobile market battle
• Councillor­s could take their children to meetings under new proposals
• Bigger families mean less shut-eye for mums... but dads sleep like babies
• Syrian regime airstrikes rain down on civilians in Homs
• Thousands flee Isil-held areas as fierce battle rages in west Mosul
• Trump to snub charity dinner with press
• ‘Drunk driver’ ploughs car into Mardi Gras crowd injuring 21
• Montenegro plans to indict ‘Kremlin agent who plotted coup over Nato membership’
• Ten attacks on refugees every day in Germany
• Nerve agent so powerful it killed Kim in 20 minutes
• Hypocrisy is the glue that holds society together
• A ‘sorry’ costs nothing, yet it is still the hardest word to say
• Profits rocket at defence giant
• Global will mull IPO on $100m sales
• EU must endorse emissions ‘cap and trade’ scheme – or face climate change catastroph­e
• TDs’ pleas for a ‘soft Border’ will fall on deaf ears in Britain
• Dictatorsh­ip of the majority?
• Tribunal casts shadow over Commission­er
• Your Stars
• Broadchurc­h to restore the faith
• Son of former Taoiseach and quiet man from Galway aim for Festival glory
• Flu victim Day to miss clash with McIlroy in WGC event
• Meade in ‘Paradise’ with Juvenile heat double
• O’DRISCOLL DELIGHT AS SKELLIG SHANE FLIES HOME
• Cork hit top but Galway, Dublin turn up the heat
• ‘Legend’ Kane one of the best in the world – Pochettino
• Patient Fabregas the class act as Blues stay out of sight at top
• Germans ‘break bank’ to bring in Bolger
• Leicester mind guru warns of ‘terrorists’ in squad
• Ireland boss O’Neill rules out return to Leicester
• Foxes board, not the players, to blame for Ranieri sacking, insists Klopp
• Foxes could teach new breed of ‘footballer bees’ how to sting
• Zlatan well on the way now to ‘legend’ status
• O’Callaghan class allows Cuala to keep fairytale going
• ‘It’s hard to put into words just what this means to me’ – Wall
• Impressive Galway step up drive for promotion
• Clinical Coakley gets revived Rebels off mark
• McGuckin finale punishes Lilywhites
• Courtney class seals title for ‘Sem’
• Doog an highlights home truths for Kingdom
• Burns praises ‘intensity’ as Down end long wait for victory
• Mayo heap more misery on ‘overrun’ Rossies ahead of another date with Dubs
• Congress in some mood for change on weekend of important motions
• Power of modern managers is the elephant in the room
• RIVAL MANAGERS APPROVE CHAMPIONSH­IP CHANGE
• Women keep Grand Slam dream alive
• O’Shea: I’m sick and tired of people having a pop
• Expecting to win can only be a good thing for Ireland
• French bring their big beasts but our gamekeeper­s refuse to go gentle into a good night
• Special talent Johnston has emerged from ‘dark place’
• FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED
• Payne in line for return with Kearney now a doubt for Wales test
• IRELAND RATINGS RUAIDHRI O’CONNOR
• GPA needs fresh ideas to launch a new era
• Murray emerges as outstandin­g candidate for Lions captaincy
• THE FINAL OF FOUR STRIKERS
• ENGLAND MUST FEAR THE SCOTS
• GOAL DROUGHT HITTING DUBS
• HEASLIP’S BACK FROM THE DEAD
• CHELTENHAM CURSE STRIKES
• Zlatan magic fails to lift Mourinho’s mood
• FRENCH LESSONS MUST BE LEARNED
• GAA STILL ON A COLLISION COURSE

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