Irish Independent - 2024-05-07

• ‘Unfair’ jet fuel is exempt from carbon tax while families hit, says expert
• Breasts, bookies and bitcoin: a battle with bewilderin­g adverts
• ‘One day I woke up with no power on my right side’ – paracyclis­t on brain injury that changed course of her life
• Putin ‘cut out heart of deer’ to offer to Berlusconi, who vomited behind tree
• Bambie Thug’s odds to qualify for Eurovision final improve despite ‘intense, hurtful’ journey
• Only four counties have not suffered a road fatality so far this year
• Government to set up new taskforce aimed at rejuvenati­ng Dublin’s city centre
• ‘Molly was an angel’ – tributes paid to teen (15) killed in crash
• New vaccine could protect against coronaviru­ses that have yet to emerge
• Stallone watch expected to fetch up to $5m at auction
• What lies beneath Gaza’s rubble and ruin will remain long after the war comes to an end
• Trinity College to set up taskforce to consider Israeli links
• Former ISPCA chairperso­n to be prosecuted in connection with charities regulator probe
• Epic Springstee­n show puts all retirement chatter to rest on first night of European tour
• ‘I’m shocked hearing people on the doors using the N-word’ – rising abuse out on the campaign trail
• United Ireland the ‘most desirable outcome’, says Ahern
• Trump fined again and told he’ll be jailed if ‘gag’ breaches go on
• Dog-killing governor to remove Kim Jong Un claim from book
• ‘I was thinking about my death so much I had to see a therapist,’ says Vogue Williams
• Three bodies dumped at bottom of well in Mexico confirmed as missing surfers
• Many asthmatics at serious risk as they fail to control condition
• Harris and Spanish PM hold talks on Palestine’s statehood
• ‘I’m glad I survived’ – Irish-Palestinia­n dad on return
• Putin orders tactical nuke drills to send a warning to the West
• Satellite images show Russia no longer using key Crimean bridge
• Floods in Brazil leave at least 83 dead and over 100 missing
• ‘Falklands is still British and Thatcher was brilliant,’ says Argentina’s Milei
• Lib Dems try to push Sunak into election with no-confidence vote
• Swinney promises ‘a new chapter’ as he takes over as leader of Scottish Nationalis­ts
• Female jail guard goes on trial for ‘kiss of death’ to gangster
• Get ready to be bribed with your own money as competitio­n for votes hots up
• Message on road safety is not getting through anywhere
• Brexit obsession blinds Ireland to its best option: joining the UK’s Rwanda scheme
• Who is to blame if it suits landlords to leave homes empty?
• Dublin office glut worsens, with vacancy rates ‘set to rise further’
• Calls to support firms on employee ownership
• Lane says he is ‘confident’ inflation is returning to 2pc target
• Qantas will pay €74m to settle ticket scandal that saw Joyce quit
• Wind farms provided 32pc of electricit­y last month
• Fraud victims targeted again by criminals in ‘recovery scam’, public warned
• Starbucks founder says company needs to refocus on its coffee as sales struggle
• Council will miss out on €8m in planning contributi­ons as Workday axes HQ move
• Von der Leyen calls out China on fair access to markets for EU
• Ryanair wants contrail plan to include long-haul carriers
• US firm owns more bitcoin than any single country
• ‘I found my niche when I started doing Eurovision analysis videos’
• Don’t copy Barbra Streisand — here’s how to give a great compliment
• No cannabis cookery for Meghan
• Your Stars
• Adeleke: We’re top of the food chain
• ‘Birch’ whips rivals to claim Curragh feature for Murphy
• Leinster’s loss of control leaves lots of work for final Toulouse test
• Nienaber admits the Blues are ‘not the finished product at all’
• Murphy insists Kerry are ‘better tested’ and ready for next step
• Dortmund’s unlikely lads staying true to their DNA
• Olise doubles up on another night of embarrassm­ent for United and Ten Hag
• Horgan bats away Euro talk as Galway defy Bohs
• Galway within reach of getting to the next level as major injury crisis recedes
• Hammers to replace Moyes with Lopetegui
• ‘It will run hurling into the ground’
• Nienaber not taking the bait as Toulouse crank up mind games

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