What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Wednesday's Front Pages
A preview of the main headlines on Wednesday's papers.
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The continued fallout from RTÉ and reaction from Catherine Martin appearing before an Oireachtas Committee dominates the front pages on Wednesday's papers.

The Irish Times leads with Catherine Martin's comments to the Committee, as she claimed Siún Ní Raghallaigh threatened to quit as chair of RTÉ before the Minister's appearance on Prime Time.

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The Irish Examiner leads with a report on climate change, withthe reporting showing 40 per cent of people mistake the cause of climate change.

The Echo leads with delays to buses in Cork, with one bus service late, early or did not show up over 112,000 times.

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The Irish Independent leads with Ms Martin's comments on Tuesday night, as she claimed Ms Ní Raghallaigh was ready to quit as RTÉ chair.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with Ms Martin's calls for Dee Forbes to explain the exit package for former head of current affairs of RTÉ David Nally.

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The Irish Daily Mirror leads with Ms Martin comments defending RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst.

The Irish Daily Star leads with Enoch Burke, who has been paid in full while he has remained in prison for failing to comply with an High Court order.

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UK Papers

The latest in Westminster, global politics, and the royal family feature among a variety of stories on the front pages of the UK papers on Wednesday.

The Daily Express runs with a piece on a defiant Lee Anderson, who has insisted he is not racist.

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The Guardian says the Tories put the party’s reputation above a sexual assault claim, after the alleged victim said the party failed to investigate an MP amid accusations of a serious attack.

The Daily Mail splashes with a front on James Cleverly being met with “fury” after it emerged he has no plans to increase defence spending ahead of next week’s budget.

The Metro reports on Home Secretary James Cleverly hiking the price of cigarettes in next week’s budget.

The Times also splashes with a piece on Mr Cleverly, who has told pro-Palestine protesters they have “made their point” and called for them to stop demonstrating on the attacks on Gaza.

The Independent runs with a piece on the Post Office scandal, with a former sub-Postmaster urging the government to set it right with those who have been wronged.

The i  reports that Labour is still yet to capture a large chunk of its target voters, with a general election coming later in the year.

Daily Telegraph writes about a rift in Nato, with the UK blocking French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to send Nato forces into Ukraine because the move would be a “major escalation” in the war.

The Daily Mirror leads with a piece on the royal family, as the Duke of York led the family on their way to a memorial service, which the paper claims has sparked “fury”.

The Sun runs with a story on the BBC apologising to the family of a teenager who claimed they were paid thousands to send explicit images to presenter Huw Edwards.

Financial Times reports on Thames Water’s latest push to avoid being taken over by the Government’s “special administration regime”.

The Daily Star splashes with a piece on Taylor Swift, with the paper claiming she has been accused of being a satanist.

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