Irish Independent - 2019-01-19

• Tories peddling ‘toxic lie’ on Brexit – EU hits back
• House Price Guide 2019
• Star accused of rape claims sex was consensual
• Martina Devlin:
• Two superstar past pupils put school in a class of its own
• We’re putting our money away — but we can do more to make a return on it
• Ryanair’s shares touch four-year low on fresh profit fears
• Leo at 40: Taoiseach has grown into the role but still shows signs of immaturity
• When this Brexit farce is finally solved , we may need to re-evaluate our place in new-look EU
• Why MPs need a reality check after all the toxic lies and false gold
• Tánaiste hints at EU move over UK ‘red lines’
• Ulster’s ‘dreary steeples’ still casting long shadow over British politics
• Gardaí search for gunman in latest gangland murder
• Ex-garda was subject to ‘serious assault’, court told
• TDs surveyed on intimate details of harassment in Leinster House
• State seeks to revoke jailed jihadist’s Irish citizenshi­p
• There have only ever been five revocation­s
• Man is jailed after trying to shoot dead his ex-girlfriend
• Politician­s play Nimby card as housing crisis haunts FG
• End of the ‘doer-upper’: rising cost of renovation­s cripples demand for ageing homes
• Some women must still travel for abortions, doctors warn
• ‘Lengthy delay’ in screening results ‘a concern’
• Now 13 people struck down with killer meningitis
• Ambulance crew suspended in row on patient transport
• Over half of 84,000 children on dental waiting lists facing a delay of more than a year
• ‘Too expensive’: Mother forks out €6,500 on braces for daughters
• Patients still at risk of strikes as nurses fail to reach deal in pay talks
• Harrowing details of fire at halting site prove too much for heartbroke­n families
• Serial killer Shaw bids again for two days of prison release per year
• M an ordered to pay €200,000 to niece over alleged oral rape
• Son of Sinn Féin TD is accused of assaulting a garda
• Elderly drivers just as good as younger ones – psychologi­st
• Truck driver avoids jail over fatal motorway crash
• New String to his bow: Peter takes rugby pals’ ribbing in ‘DWTS’
• Kim bio-weapon threat grows
• ‘Missing link was still in trees two million years ago’
• Leader softens tone for ‘debate’ he hopes will stop yellow vest violence
• Senior Democrats to probe claims Trump told Cohen to lie
• White House ticks along with a skeleton crew as president digs in
• First women at Hindu temple get protection
• ‘Scene already set’ for tragedy at Hillsborou­gh, lawyer tells jury
• Ulster’s ‘dreary steeples’ still casting long shadow over British politics
• New year of butterflie­s and daffodils puts spring in my step
• It’s embarrassi­ng to watch Irish people stereotype the Brexiteers
• MPs need reality check from all the toxic lies and false gold
• We can’t compromise on rights of our EU citizens
• Surely it’s time to release the Trump tapes, Putin
• Ryanair’s lower than expected fares good for flyers, but may hit shareholde­rs
• Salesforce unveils 1,500 Dublin jobs and ‘tower’ in record deal
• Don’t buy into the sterling rally as Brexit and politics weigh
• Providence advances Avalon oil prospect
• The taxman cometh: how Solpadeine maker was left with a €1.6bn headache
• Italy weighs merger plans to safeguard struggling banks
• As a widower is there anyway I can pay less local property tax?
• LAKE SUPERIOR
• Experiment­al package set for green light
• Edinburgh win puts Leinster into European quarter-finals
• O’NEILL CAUGHT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN DATA AND THE DINOSAUR
• What English clubs can learn from the success of the Irish provinces
• Why even Kerrymen have time for Dr Con Murphy, the Cork GAA doctor who will be honoured tonight
• Van Graan has made his mark on Munster in a low-key way but he faces acid test tonight
• Exeter still in fight but familiar final-round tale in Limerick fortress can see locals landing the knockout blow
• THREE KEY BATTLES
• World Cup can wait, Six Nations can wait, this weekend is all about Europe
• BUOYANT LEINSTER COME FULL CIRCLE
• Friend eyeing second win in France and top spot in the standings
• Murphy ready to grab Tigers’ ‘poisoned chalice’ with both hands
• McNamara backs ‘selfless’ Hawkshaw to lead by example in Ireland U-20s Six Nations campaign
• McCloskey eager to make up for lost time by reaching first quarter-final
• All-Ireland League preview
• McGeeney’s work in the Orchard needs to yield a lot more apples
• Jacob stresses need for attacking impetus with Model sweeper
• Camogie is now a game of free-takers – O’Connor
• DCU hold off Whelan-inspired Carlow to book third-round place
• WEEKEND PREVIEWS
• Patience needed with experiment­al rules and Central Council now needs to show it
• Walsh may return to face Tyrone
• Sharapova delighted to beat old foe Wozniacki in grudge match
• Lowry plans to stay ‘aggressive’ in victory push
• Federer chides Kyrgios for wasting talent in commentary box
• Golf administra­tors confident vote for one governing body will succeed
• Curious case of the positive test, the destroyed sample and the lurking questions
• Forty-somethings Brady and Brees primed to face the young pretenders
• Silver Streak can outshine Haydock rivals
• Improving ‘Tout’ can strike blow for Meade
• Lisnagar Oscar in line for Bartlett bid at Cheltenham
• Rollercoas­ter year as prices go up and down
• How to use ‘How Much Is Your House Worth?’
• Higher end slows in D2 but smaller units sell by the block
• OUR PANEL OF EXPERTS
• New reality on prices means D4 might offer better value
• ASK THE EXPERTS
• Buyers showing more caution in Dublin 6W
• Investors no longer active in D6 market
• 2019: More choice, more confusion and Credit Unions looming
• ‘Portobello properties most popular in D8’
• Bidding wars in Ballyfermo­t’s ‘active market’
• Prices stagnate at the top in D14 but semis sell well
• D16’s ‘challengin­g’ year as new pads impact prices
• End of D12 drought brings more stock and softer prices
• Steady in the middle but dead f lat at the top of D18
• Up 9pc then back down 4pc makes a seesaw for D22 prices
• Ups and downs in D24 with overall value hike
• Hikes continue in D20 but slow bidding over €400k
• ASK THE EXPERTS
• Properties at lower end of D1 market performing best
• Buyers favour ‘turnkey’ homes throughout D3
• Sustainabl­e increases in D5 with Killester being most in demand
• D7 one of the few locations attracting big investor interest
• ASK THE EXPERTS
• Prices will likely remain static in D9 for year ahead
• Up and down year in D13 sees prices landing a 4pc increase
• Solid prices paid right to the top in D15
• D11 d emand still outstrips supply thanks to location
• D17 price surge is among the highest in the capital
• ‘Even now we’re struggling to continue to save because our rent has gone up’
• ‘We expect to buy for around same price as we get for our own home’
• ‘The wedding isaniceide­a but the house is the priority’
• ‘Hopefully I’ll be no more than a 20-minute walk from the sea and the shops’
• Small gains in South County as top end gets Brexit blues
• Strong sales in North County, but losing landlords
• Entry-level homes sell strongest in West Dublin
• A-rating and proximity to town wins Carlow buyers
• Lots of choice in northern Kildare
• Demand is hig h in spite of temporary motorway works
• ASK THE EXPERTS
• Prices rise by average of 15pc in the Marble county
• Center Parcs likely to open doors for workers in Long ford
• Commuters on track to snap up Laois dwelling s
• Demand is high but stock remains low in Louth
• Big increase for apartment values in Westmeath
• Values in Meath not expected to change in 2019
• ASK THE EXPERTS
• Growth in Offaly was ‘simply not sustainabl­e’
• ‘It’s getting harder to find buyers in Wexford county’
• Taking stock in north Wicklow
• Commuters are choosing a way of life in the south
• ASK THE EXPERTS
• Office schemes bring new buyers to Cork’s centre
• Steady increases in Cork’s south suburbs with semis leading demand
• Loan limits see big homes slow and small pads soar
• West city suburb values are shaped by loan rules
• W. Cork values remain largely unchanged
• Trader-uppers and downsizers boost north county market
• ASK THE EXPERTS
• Limerick city centre prices lift 5pc with 4pc predicted
• New-home schemes are a welcome boost for suburbs
• Chronic lack of supply to ease as schemes kick off
• Families and first-timers look to Limerick county
• Dingle and Kenmare buoy up Kerry average
• Commuters create demand for new builds in Clare
• ‘Nice and steady’ Killarney will experience modest growth
• Nenagh’s lure sees a 13pc rise in price
• ASK THE EXPERTS
• Families trading up boost Waterford market recovery
• Galway City first timers priced out
• Motorway drives average county price up by 3pc
• Mayo’s prices differ wildly across the county
• Lack of supply pushes up values by an average of 7pc
• New Sligo schemes attract strong demand
• ASK THE EXPERTS
• Surf ’s up but holiday home market hit hard
• ASK THE EXPERTS

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