Irish Independent - 2024-08-29

• It was a triggering drive through Derry, but also joyous
• Helicopter crashed in lesson on how to deal with engine failure
• Creator of Cattrall ‘meat tweet’ quit job after EPA climb-down
• Parents ‘won’t be hit’ if hikes in childcare fees approved
• Irish Oasis fan left ‘frustrated’ at cancellati­on by hotel as price row erupts
• Soaring costs put dampener on mood of consumers, survey shows
• Grade inflation again sees some top students miss out on first choice
• Number of deferrals expected to increase as points set to ease
• ‘Irish school was fun’ – Ukrainian girl who got 625 points in Leaving Cert is now off to DCU
• More dying from drug overdoses than on our roads, warns addiction charity
• Principals must alert parents to shortage of teachers, says INTO
• Jailed gangster Thompson did not seek pass to attend funeral of cousin Roe
• Developer with €9.5m debt to face petition of bankruptcy in High Court
• Vast majority back relaxation of rules for non-EU workers
• Hundreds forced to stay in direct provision due to lack of housing options
• Met Éireann picks Naoise, Darragh and Izzy among next season’s storm names
• Woman is charged over death of partner after allegedly pushing him during row
• School seeks orders that could see sacked teacher Enoch Burke jailed again
• Trump responds to indictment by lashing out on social media
• Harris and Walz vying to galvanise black vote in Georgia
• Sworn enemies Netanyahu and Sinwar hold key to any hopes of peace in Gaza conflict
• UN demands halt to Lebanon violence
• Israel launches huge offensive in West Bank, leaving 10 dead
• Pressure mounts for use of US weapons against Russia
• Telegram CEO is freed from custody after arrest in Paris
• Children across the UK are facing ‘happiness recession’
• No simple task to reverse grade inflation, but this daft and unfair system must end
• Our response to mother and baby homes scandal is mealy-mouthed and poor
• We need a system that values learning more than points
• Ireland will never be free until religion is banished from state infrastruc­ture
• Putin the winner if Germany wobbles on backing Ukraine
• 7 things I learnt from spending 1,000 hours offline
• Good gear: 12 hard-working laptop bags
• TANYA SWEENEY
• Taylor fans have changed sides swiftly
• Your Stars
• Flannery hopes that her Munster form can be springboar­d to an IRFU contract
• Rejuvenate­d Mehaffey hoping to find form at Irish Open
• Where Harte rules the head … a history of managerial marriages
• Ní Ríain hoping all her hard work will pay off on opening day of action
• Carsley must be brave with first England squad decisions
• Saints’ boys of summer see their season in the sun finally come to a bitter end
• Connolly and Egan among players out of contract trying to seal a deal
• Heartbreak for St Pat’s as European ambitions are shattered in Turkey
• Rovers search for home comforts in bid to boost rest of season
• What every Premier League team needs to do before transfer window closes
• Exits of Jones and Walters have left Borthwick’s England set-up in disarray
• Reds close in on £10m deal for Chiesa
• How AI and modern customer experience strategies can help retailers transform
• How ‘design thinking’ is placing customers’ needs at the heart of retail
• How to avoid card fraud during busy periods
• The value of career and upskilling opportunit­ies in digital business

Irish Independent - 2024-08-28

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