The fallout following a fire at vacant buildings in Dublin, possible cuts to TV licence fees, and an ongoing murder investigation in Cork are some of the stories covered on the national front pages this Bank Holiday Monday.
The Irish Times leads with 'RTÉ agreed to new deal with auditor Deloitte despite role' reporting the agreement was reached as the broadcaster "battle a crisis of public and political confidence".
The Irish Examiner reports no arrests have yet been made in connection with fire at vacant buildings in Brittas, Co Dublin on Sunday.
Both the Examiner and The Echo cover the ongoing investigation into the suspected murder of Kieran Quilligan in Cork, with two men being arrested as part of the probe.
The Irish Daily Mail claims Cabinet ministers are pondering a cut to the TV licence fee, "but only on the condition that Revenue collects".
Could we soon be seeing a new way of collecting the TV licence... and a cut in the amount it will cost? pic.twitter.com/pyfrTVXaJj
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) February 5, 2024
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Finally, the Irish Independent, Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star each lead with the fire in Dublin, carrying comments from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who warned that those found guilty of arson face up to 10 years in prison.
In Britain, the death of a 68-year-old woman who was killed by two dogs features alongside a variety of stories on the front of the newspapers on Monday.
The Metro, the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express lead with the death of Esther Martin, who was killed by two suspected XL bully dogs.
Tomorrow's Papers Today 📰
HER WORST NIGHTMARE: GRAN KILLED BY XL BULLIES SHE WARNED ABOUT
🔴 Esther, 68, savaged visiting her grandson as his rapper dad 'leaves them alone in the house with eight dogs' #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/JSAV7qUt1B— Metro (@MetroUK) February 4, 2024
Monday's front page: Yet another victim #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/NuEXYqxJ5l pic.twitter.com/w4lu5Y71Fc
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) February 4, 2024
EXPRESS: ‘Banned Dogs’ kill ‘amazing’ grandmother #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/tZhn1EodM8
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 4, 2024
The Daily Telegraph reports that 40 migrants on the Bibby Stockholm have converted to Christianity among “fears” that migrants are “claiming” to change their religion to stay in the UK.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Forty barge migrants convert to Christianity'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/Xx7aC5uP97— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 4, 2024
The Daily Mail echoes the pleas from the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, who said her daughter would still be alive if children were better protected from the internet.
MAIL: Brianna’s mum: limit phones for under 16’s #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5pv6ae7biE
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 4, 2024
The i leads with UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s defence budget spending boost to bolster military power in the Red Sea.
I: Hunt expected to bolster Red Sea military power in Budget defence spending boost #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/fulAcdYGxX
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 4, 2024
While The Guardian says the US attacks on Iranian-backed militias are just the beginning.
GUARDIAN: US says airstrikes on Iran-linked militias are just the beginning #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bbIPIKsOND
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 4, 2024
Elsewhere, Iran used two of the UK’s biggest banks to “covertly” move money to evade sanctions, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Monday 5 February https://t.co/hUs0cjMDq4 pic.twitter.com/2eV2FeFosU
— Financial Times (@FT) February 4, 2024
The brother of Ghislaine Maxwell said the US did not give his sister a fair trial ahead of her appeal hearing in March, the Independent reports.
INDEPENDENT EXCLUSIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell’s brother: new evidence should free my sister #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Vg49bGKRjh
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 4, 2024
The Sun says a Premier League star was admitted to rehab to address an addiction to nitrous oxide.
On tomorrow's front page: Premier League star becomes first footballer to go to rehab for addiction to illegal laughing gashttps://t.co/nKV2X24VcR pic.twitter.com/6mPLn0xtCL
— The Sun (@TheSun) February 4, 2024
The Times runs with a survey that showed eight in 10 Britons want a digital health passport.
MAIL: Public want digital pass for all their GP records #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/PGVg0TYhkE
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 4, 2024
And the Daily Star says the weather will bring “three seasons” this week.
Monday's front page: https://t.co/dVXwapIIig#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/NNZeRciiv7
— Daily Star (@dailystar) February 4, 2024
