What the papers say
Feb. 26
Fionola Meredith takes a look at what is making the headlines in Tuesday's morning papers. The drugs don't work - that's the big story on many front pages this morning, after a new study suggested that "millions of people taking commonly prescribed anti-depressants such as Prozac and Seroxat might as well be taking a dummy pill". The News Letter reports that republicans were "slammed for hypocrisy" last night, when it emerged that the IRA are "highly unlikely" to meet with the group. Over at the Irish News, the Eames and Bradley group comes under fire from a senior advisor on public jobs, who's been criticising the way the government appointed the two co-chairs. It describes how a gang of thieves broke into the showroom of an Italian jeweller favoured by Hollywood stars and stole items worth 15m - while its owners were in Los Angeles hosting an Oscars party.
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