Irish Independent - 2024-05-15

• From Floozie in the Jacuzzi to Chime in the Slime – the Portal-oo joins elite list
• Work dress codes as low as the standards at Manchester United
• We’re embarrassi­ng ourselves in front of the world
• Airline is charging 400pc more for flights to Leinster’s big final
• Around 27,000 refugees will have social welfare cut to just €38.80 a week
• Ukrainians are told they’ve overstayed their welcome
• Electricit­y prices fourth dearest in the EU, but costs are set to fall
• ‘Traitor’ slogan daubed beside Sinn Féin leader’s office
• Lawyers for Trump take aim at former fixer turned star witness
• We need a month of Sundays for Deposit Return Scheme to hit recycling targets
• Varadkar says he has no plans to have children with his partner and would like to get a tattoo
• Passengers on Turkey flight get alert over measles infection
• ‘It’s definitely the forgotten massacre’ – victim’s daughter on the devastatin­g impact of Dublin-Monaghan bombings
• Financial incentives could be key to help obese men lose weight, new study reveals
• Irish scientists developing system that could prove if there is life on Mars
• Two vehicles suspected of being used in hit-and-run murder seized by gardaí
• ‘I’m so grateful you haven’t gotten sick of my face,’ says Streep as Cannes opens with an honorary Palme d’Or
• Majority of people without a will are ‘uncomforta­ble’ addressing issue
• How former Irish model Hogan has found her feet with TV host Clarkson
• ‘Jack of all trades’ clerical officers to call for pay hike at Fórsa conference
• Community ‘devastated’ as founding member of credit union (81) dies after alleged axe attack
• O’Neill flapped as forensic questions showed evidence was misleading
• Gunmen kill two guards in prison van ambush to free ‘The Fly’
• Families of triple killer’s victims ‘face life sentence of their own’ after appeal failure
• ‘You are not alone,’ Blinken says as Ukraine faces new offensive
• Violence erupts in Georgia as ‘foreign agents’ bill approved
• Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah amid Egypt crossing row
• UN worker in marked car killed on her way to hospital in Rafah
• Gaza death toll – how reliable are the figures?
• How America and Israel contrive to stifle democracy in the Middle East
• Thai protester (28) dies in prison during hunger strike urging reform of monarchy
• Polanski acquitted of defamation after actress makes rape claim
• Fritzl can be moved from psychiatri­c unit – court
• 18-year-olds: Too young to buy smokes, but old enough to die for their country
• The Middle East death toll is a failure of democracy in a so-called modern world
• We must be honest about what we can do for asylum-seekers
• Hosting the Palestinia­n women’s football team reflects well on Ireland
• The age of the direct phone call may be receding, but what a romantic era it was
• Why Russian troops are having sudden success in Kharkiv FOREIGN DISPATCH
• Irish Rail starts tender process for €200m Rosslare wind-energy hub
• Study shows RTÉ corporate scandals hurting public trust in brand
• Revenues increase to over €21m at Carton House resort
• Start-ups get €24m in support from Enterprise Ireland in 2023
• US says Austrian builder linked to Russian oligarch
• Flutter warns over ‘serious’ consequenc­es from parts of gambling bill
• Brophy’s Red Flag Global enjoys record revenues of just under €12m for 2023
• DCC posts profits of £683m sparked by strong growth in energy division
• Anglo American eyes break-up as it fends off BHP takeover bid
• Fed’s Powell sticks with ‘higher for longer’ rates message
• Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese goods in new bid to woo voters
• ‘The one thing I wasn’t expecting when I became a parent was the constant repetition’
• Mum sparks debate over refusing to talk about her pregnancy with in-laws
• The most popular baby names – and the ones in decline
• We’ve finally reached the stage where we no longer need a people-carrier — and I couldn’t be happier
• Your Stars
• Two-In-One
• Two major decisions could ensure you make the big switch to a BEV
• Woods sits on the fence as Lowry pleads for unity
• ‘Special’ Snyman and Beirne driving Munster’s title defence
• Wilkins believes Connacht need to drown out Storm’ noise
• Feely: This has been by far the worst for not wanting to show the face
• O’Gorman: Consistenc­y the key to silencing Wexford’s critics
• Lyng: Players must ‘dust themselves down’ and go again for Dubs
• Steer clear of politician­s on GAAGO bandwagon
• Palestine boss: ‘Football and sport is a way of resistance to occupation’
• Keegan’s one-man show gives glimpse of enduring charm – and why losing title still burns
• No winners, only losers with Kerry dual ace Crowley forced to choose
• Bayern to target Fernandes – and United open to offers
• McIlroy paired with Johnson and Rose as divorce news rocks Valhalla

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