Irish Independent - 2017-08-26

• ‘He planned the murder of Clodagh and the boys’
• McWILLIAMS ‘McGregor embodies the new Ireland’
• KINGDOM’S LAST LINE OF DEFENCE MUST MAN UP
• Varadkar hits back in flood response row
• How your couch and gym mat can limit your fertility
• The loyal wife and the three beautiful children whose lives were taken
• Empty crisp bag a forlorn keepsake of happiness
• Idea I never smile is absurd, says a famously grumpy Van Morrison
• Gunman lay in wait for an hour before botched hit that killed two
• Lucky patients get a chance to thank their rescuers
• My home is haunted by Padraig Pearse, says Canadian ambassador
• Mayo fans close in on 3,000km of travel to matches this summer
• Northsider­s back ‘Mystic Mac’ with their wallets
• Brits may be bonk ers on Brexit but it doesn’t benefit us to tell them so
• Some have led from the front, but is the flow of cash there to stem the deluge?
• Weather events that once occurred on a Biblical time-frame are now seen every year
• Confusion as soldiers sent to help locals are delayed
• ‘There wasn’t time to save anything – we’ve nothing now’
• My whole life’s work was washed away, says solicitor
• Risk of mumps outbreaks among teenagers as they return to college
• Ireland fifth best in Europe for managing heart disease
• All the tech gadgets your child does and doesn’t need for class
• Hospital worker sacked for calling colleague ‘a cow’ wins €12,000 award
• Garda bosses resist plans to hive off intelligen­ce unit
• Row as minister says public services card ‘mandatory but not compulsory’
• Public sector pay outpaces private, says CSO
• 60pc of crèches sign up to new affordable childcare scheme
• Leo’s trip to Canada may have given keen Budget watchers a most illuminati­ng clue
• A brutal terrorist who found his redemption in stopping murder of innocents
• ‘Seán was haunted by the killings he carried out... so he dedicated his life to atonement’
• Electric Picnic promises an explosion of arts and music
• Documentar­y maker’s new project ensures Clonmel’s past will never be forgotten
• THIS WEEK’S HighLIGHTS
• Driver jailed over crash that killed eight asks court to grant early release
• Hiatus puts future of ‘Red Rock’ in doubt
• Facebook posts offer window to the soul of ‘alt-right’ supporters
• Impeachmen­t would weaken the presidency
• Trump is tearing the GOP apart – and Republican­s shou ld be very worried
• Texans warned to flee as Hurricane Harvey bears down on coast
• Two police injured after knifeman attacks near Buckingham Palace
• The Government is failing us all by defending a pay system that hinges on inequality
• Leo has to drag recovery down long-neglected rural roads or pay price at the polls
• Festival a godsend for town that’s had a less-than-rosy economical­ly troubled past
• ‘Google-isation’ of education has not stymied our innovation... yet
• Quest for gender neutrality may mean we end u p with nothing at all
• Ru de road to All Ireland is frau ght with high blood pressure, and that’s no joke
• Dystopian future? I’d bank on mankind’s ingenuity to win out
• Ireland still has an ace to play
• Doherty’s ambiguity is about as clear as mud
• Trump’s soldiers can soothe fears
• Forget the guts and glory – it’s all about the money
• Keep crash rules says Yellen as Draghi fears protection­ist rise
• Analysts say cash-back offer will boost PTSB in market
• Samsung heir swaps the boardroom for the barred-room.
• Ireland told to launch its own agency in space race
• Profits rev up for maker of James Bond favourite
• Engineer at Volkswagen jailed over emmissions
• Stuttering sterling finally steadies itself at a 10-month low
• CRYPTIC CLUES
• Walsh return a boost for Kingdom
• Ibrahimovi­c will be picked ahead of Lukaku if he is best option, insists Mourinho
• JOHN MULLANE
• Replay psychology: ‘never assume it will be similar to the drawn game’ – Kernan
• Green and Red’ s most effective curve ball could well beplaying things straight
• Kerry’s room for expansion could leave Mayo back on misery row
• D-DAY FOR DUBS
• Ultra-reliable Dublin star quality can resist strengthen­ed Red Hand
• How Harte has changed Tyrone’s perception of themselves – forever
• Dubs must play unconventi­onal Tyrone on their own terms
• MASTER TACTICIANS TO SHOW THEIR HAND
• Plans and ploys have their uses but big-day players make difference
• So much at stake as a number of players prepare to bow out
• BLACK FERNS OUT TO DETHRONE RIVALS ENGLAND
• Ireland strike European gold
• DEFLATED IRELAND DESPERATE TO FINISH UTTERLY MISERABLE WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN ON HIGH NOTE
• After the pantomime, reality bites
• ‘Costa’s bike was completely destroyed and his jersey was torn to shreds, just hanging on’
• McComb sets up Cruz test but Walker bows out
• What our writers say
• A would-be ‘working-class hero’ who became a parody of himself
• ‘At some stage you have to blow your own trumpet’
• Rejuvenate­d Rooney proves he still has enough weapons
• Kitt aiming for teenage kicks in last four
• McIlroy rallies to make Trust cut
• Barca agree potential €150m Dembele deal
• THERE’S MORE TO KLOPP THAN CHAOS THEORY
• Wenger hopes ‘mutual interest’ can keep Sanchez on front line
• Rovers move up gears to kill off Shels’ hopes
• Athlone are hit for seven as Rebels expose gulf in class
• McEleney ready to power Dundalk past Crumlin
• ‘Maleficent’ can defy odds to take Ebor
• Go with the ‘Human’ touch in Cambridges­hire
• ‘Cuba’ an ally worth backing at Killarney
• Flymetothe­stars to foil Mullins raid

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