Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien's decision to refer a report into allegations against An Bord Pleanála's former deputy chairperson Paul Hyde to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and the death of a woman aged in her 70s in Kerry are the main stories on Tuesday's front pages.
The An Bord Pleanála story leads the Irish Times.
The Irish Examiner runs the story on the front page, along with a lead on a cybercrime backlog.
The Irish Independent leads with a story on the Garda investigation into the death of the woman in Kerry, she has been named locally as Miriam Burns, a 75-year-old grandmother and mother of four.
The Echo leads with a story on an expert advising the introduction of substance abuse counsellors in schools.
The An Bord Pleanála story also features on the front page of the Irish Daily Mail.
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The death of Miriam Burns features on the front page of the Irish Sun.
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— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) August 16, 2022
The Herald leads with a story on an Irishman jailed after being caught in a 'paedophile sting'.
In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on outrage over sectarian incidents, including a bonfire in Derry's Bogside.
The Irish News leads with a story on a Larne FC player suspended over wearing a shirt with an 'Up the Ra' slogan.
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Larne FC suspend 'up Ra' player
Co Derry footballer on assault charges not in final
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Tuesday’s UK front pages carry the rape trial of Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy and the autumn rollout of a new Covid booster.
The Sun, Metro and the Daily Star all lead with court revelations about the professional footballer who is accused of eight counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault, relating to seven women.
On tomorrow's front page: pic.twitter.com/p8EAv68erl
— The Sun (@TheSun) August 15, 2022
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
'MAN CITY STAR A SEX PREDATOR'
🔴 Mendy 'raped young women locked in panic rooms at his isolated mansion'
🔴 He and his 'fixer' turned pursuit of victims into a game, court told #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/6rTwnkwpHE— Metro (@MetroUK) August 15, 2022
Tuesday's front page - 'Predator' #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/7J6ZS8pO64 pic.twitter.com/43TMTCl3vT
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 15, 2022
The i reports on the UK becoming the first country in the world to authorise a Covid jab specifically tailored to protect against the Omicron variant, while The Independent has doctors raising “serious concerns” about the rollout due to UK government funding cuts.
Tuesday's front page: New Omicron jab to fight autumn Covid wave#TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest by @BawdenTom @HugoGye: https://t.co/sxBNckciIP pic.twitter.com/tCuFXMNKRo— i newspaper (@theipaper) August 15, 2022
Our front page tomorrow #TomorrowsPapersToday @Rebeccasmt on GPs refusing to join the autumn booster rollout because of cut payments and rising costs
Also: @nicolevassell on Red Rose and @MiguelDelaney on how refereeing discourse is poisoning the Premier League pic.twitter.com/DLBQkCj95H— Alastair Jamieson (@alastairjam) August 15, 2022
Tory frontrunner Liz Truss has vowed to fight off Scottish nationalists calling for another independence referendum, the Daily Express writes.
Tuesday's front page: Truss: I will fight off bid to split union #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/t6znjp7Ucb pic.twitter.com/lyZepeJw3v
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 15, 2022
Elsewhere, the Daily Mail leads with the recent announcement by Heathrow Airport to extend its daily passenger cap.
Tuesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/zVaBTvghDD
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) August 15, 2022
The cost-of-living crisis is making the final days of a dying mother a misery, the Daily Mirror says.
Tuesday's front page: Heartbreaking reality of energy bills crisis. #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/T3t8rYstgN
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 15, 2022
The Daily Telegraph reports that the Royal Navy is planning to end its role in charge of tackling Channel migrants.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Royal Navy backs out of migrant patrols'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/BRHnwMEChW— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 15, 2022
China has cut a crucial lending rate in an effort to shore up growth as the world’s second-biggest economy is buffeted by repeated coronavirus lockdowns and a worsening property crisis, the Financial Times writes.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 16 August https://t.co/1NybwPXjvw pic.twitter.com/dLEc6qJRWE
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 15, 2022
And The Guardian says ministers are planning to reduce redundancy pay for civil servants while cutting 91,000 Whitehall jobs which will set up a “bitter confrontation that unions warned may lead to legal and industrial action”.
Guardian front page, Tuesday 16 August 2022 – 'Job cuts on the cheap': ministers accused as civil servants face sack pic.twitter.com/Xz1X3Osvrd
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 15, 2022
