Newsround: what Thursday's papers say

HSE anxiety on pension of former CRC chief, Irish Water executives defend performance bonuses and steeper water bills for families with children and teens.

Thursday, January 16th

**The top stories in Thursday's newspapers:**

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**THE IRISH TIMES**

**HSE anxiety** on pension of former CRC chief (p1)

**EU relief** not likely for storm damage (p1)

**Pharmacy** promises major drug cost savings by matching prices in North (p1)

**Irish Water** executives defend performance bonuses as political pressure mounts (p2)

**Unions** wary of Junior Cert reform plan (p4)

**French-led** consortium set to take over building group Siac (Supplement, p1)

**NAMA** has won 89 ...