Irish Independent - 2018-02-27

• Snowstorm sparks shop shelf clear-out
• British paper accused of ‘bid to influence abortion vote’
• Guilty plea by campaign official ‘could spell the end for Trump’
• Pressure on SF to use its six MP seats in ‘critical Brexit vote’
• BOI’s return to balance sheet growth marred by margin fall
• We should pay for the Pope to visit Ireland
• City council could grant Croker gig Satisfacti­on to Stones fans within weeks
• Heaslip has earned place in pantheon of Irish greats
• BLASTS FROM THE PAST
• Gritting will be prioritise­d for national road network
• Arctic chill will put even more pressure on hospitals
• NEED TO KNOW
• I’ll stay a step ahead of the snow to avoid another long, cold trek home
• Homeowners warned over freezing pipes
• ‘Wacky’ weather may happen more as Arctic warmer than Europe
• Kehoe facing hefty legal bill despite defamation case win
• Both sides claim vindicatio­n in libel battle
• Man loses €75,000 greasy chip case with McDonald’s
• Vultures have had their day – bankers must clean own mess
• ECB boss has no problem with tougher rules for funds
• EU accuses Britain of ‘assault’ on deal struck over Border
• National plan based on a ‘worst-case Brexit’
• Just half of babies with meningitis display symptoms
• How reusable coffee cups ‘increase risk of bacteria’
• Corrupt garda sent forged invoice to UCC for extra policing fees
• Cream of our brewing crop saved for eternity in doomsday seed bank
• Environmen­talist set to challenge Trump’s sea wall
• Sex attack victim had tape over face, court told
• Children put at risk due to failing service
• Criminal clings to life with bullet in brain after attack
• Just seven of the 35 care hubs pledged by Reilly open
• Tax-dodging ‘blackspots’ are put on the map by researcher­s
• Varadkar defends spending plan ads
• Desert bugs raise hope of finding life on Mars
• Second man arrested over Donohoe murder as net widens to US
• Oh my God – Aisling headed for the big screen
• Auctioneer jailed for rape attacks on friend’s daughter
• Call for dramatic cut in 40pc public-private sector pay gap
• Oprah praises shooting survivors as ‘warriors of the light’
• ‘I’d have run into school – even if I didn’t have gun’
• Horrors of war
• US urged to ‘lower bar’ on nuclear demands for North talks
• Tax exposé journalist shot dead
• #MeToo has led me to rethink issue of consent, says Lewinsky
• Merkel facing key vote as she fights to win fourth term
• Fianna Fáil and Labour efforts to rewrite history on vulture funds are just stomach-turning
• Language police with their silly pronouns should man up and grow a pair
• Reading between the lines as a student makes you realise how much you’ve got to learn
• Bring back Roosevelt’s economic solution to sort the vultures
• Be prepared – don’t be blasé about the ‘Beast’
• We musn’t rewrite past in battle of the Border
• Hammerson ‘interested’ in buying Clerys if it goes on sale
• Stadium sponsorshi­p is name of the game as rights value grows
• AIB seeks €6m from widow for son’s debt
• Primark boosted by record Christmas
• Regulator acts on troubled insurer
• Conroy chairman hails ‘exceptiona­l’ gold find
• Directors worried about data law cost
• Major asset manager setting up Dublin hub
• Tetrarch to spend €60m on Citywest Hotel buyout
• Council puts D4 hotel plan on hold
• European bourses higher as focus shifts
• A home away from home
• What it feels like to go to the Academy Awards
• We’re consuming 50% more food than we realise — here’s how to avoid hidden calories
• Stripped bare: the murder of Versace
• Two-In-One
• I just hope to get the real Douvan back – Mullins
• Ruby ready to return with Townend set for Clonmel
• Kingdom need to make a case for their defence
• O’Reilly to fight ‘disproport­ionate’ sanction
• CPA to seek meeting with Horan after motion defeat
• Pressure on players to dig Déise out of hole – Gleeson
• Ryan says grow light rigs the only solution to Páirc strife
• New boys shine as Hoops tear Bray apart
• Browne and Hery give Saints the blues
• Cummins torments Sligo
• ‘It’s dog eat dog but I have no regrets’
• Morata needs to show Blue steel to save Chelsea career
• Arsenal working on shortlist for Wenger’s successor
• City must not repeat cup comedown, says Kompany
• ZIDANE HOPES NEYMAR IS FIT FOR REAL CLASH
• Forget Twickenham: Scots hold key to Ireland’s Grand ambitions
• Ross sets tempo for Belvedere in march to semi-final spot
• CLOETE IS A ‘MASSIVE LOSS’ ADMITS VAN GRAAN
• Jamie has set the standard – every Irish No 8 must follow his example
• Murrayfiel­d tunnel footage suggests Farrell defended Ford
• Heaslip has earned place in pantheon of Irish greats
• Kildare pay a heavy price but too many players are ignoring benefits of wearing a mouth guard
• O’Brien blow for Slam chase
• ‘Gumshield fitting shouldn’t stop play’

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