Friday's front pages are dominated by Labour's landslide victory on the UK general election.
The Irish Times leads with the big win for Keir Starmer's party.
Along with the Labour victory, the Irish Examiner leads with a Garda investigation into historic abuse of femal soccer players.
Ten children have been killed in road accidents this year, the Irish Independent reports.
The Echo leads with a story on vandalism at the clubhouse of a soccer team on the north side of Cork city.
The Irish Daily Mail leads with the FAI abuse investigation.
Friday's front page pic.twitter.com/dYsDtlp8wl
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) July 4, 2024
The Herald and Irish Daily Star lead with stories on the Kerry funeral murder trial.
Friday’s front page pic.twitter.com/b8bEP7kIrF
— Irish Daily Star (@isfearranstar) July 5, 2024
The Irish Sun leads with reports of a great white shark in waters off Galway.
Today's front page of The Irish Sun pic.twitter.com/0sLppjC5T0
— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) July 5, 2024
In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with the UK general election and a "night of despair" for the DUP.
The Irish News leads with a story on TV gardener Diarmuid Gavin being paid £1.7 million by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.
Obviously #GE24 dominating proceedings but we lead today's @irish_news with the extraordinary sum of money paid to TV gardener Diarmuid Gavin by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council pic.twitter.com/I5rusOxhwf
— Chris Sherrard (@cdsherrard) July 5, 2024
UK newspapers published revised front pages on Friday as Labour secured the number of seats to form the next British government.
The i runs with the same headline about a “Labour landslide” as its earlier edition with a few updates saying Sir Keir Starmer and Labour have been named as the winners of 2024’s UK general election.
I: Labour landslide #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/8ii3UV5tLx
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 5, 2024
A fresh front for the UK edition of the Financial Times also described Labour’s win as a “landslide”.
FT UK: Labour sweeps to power in landslide #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3FMWmhbtFq
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 5, 2024
The new front page for The Times features Mr Starmer's victory speech, in which the victorious Labour leader tells his supporters and the country: “You have voted; it is time for us to deliver.”
TIMES UPDATED: Labour surges towards landslide election win #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Sz75Q8TNLY
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 5, 2024
The Sun’s 4am edition declares Mr Starmer as the “winner by smiles” with the paper running with a full-page image of the next prime minister and his wife, Victoria.
THE SUN: Winner by Smiles #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SzQzdiQw94
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 5, 2024
The Daily Express focuses on the Conservatives as outgoing ministers were beaten in a “devastating election bloodbath”.
EXPRESS: Tory big beasts lose seats in brutal election bloodbath #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/H6FqzwBUjn
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 5, 2024
The earlier release of newspaper front pages from The Independent, the Daily Mail, and The Daily Telegraph are still emblazoned with two words: “Labour landslide.”
INDEPENDENT: Landslide! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0xWxrlHlPA
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 4, 2024
DAILY MAIL: Labour set for historic landslide #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0N6cG84TZC
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 4, 2024
TELEGRAPH: Labour landslide #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/G3X4wGmu13
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 4, 2024
The front page of The Guardian focuses on the exit poll which had Labour on course for victory.
GUARDIAN: Huge Labour majority predicted by exit poll #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/KQyD9y8DqQ
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 4, 2024
The Daily Mirror looks beyond what has been an intense election night for all, shifting focus to the Labour government of tomorrow with: “Keir we go.”
Friday's front page: Keir we go https://t.co/KMP5VVqRdN#GeneralElection2024 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/HcqBOwsZmI
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 4, 2024
The Metro used a pun to report on the result, dubbing the Labour leader “Keir Stormer”, describing how he stormed to crisis the finish line to become prime minister.
METRO: Keir Stormer #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1Qd0zp1FYW
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 4, 2024
Lastly, the Daily Star has dedicated its front page to recounting its favourite moments from the last 14 years of a Conservative government.
STAR: Fourteen years in charge: those good bits in full #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/WxnHdrPl4m
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 4, 2024
The New York Times leads with a story on a Democratic donors' plan to push Joe Biden to leave the presidential race.
