A report on the number of nursing homes that have shut down since the Covid-19 pandemic is on the front pages of Tuesday's papers.
The Irish Times leads with this report, as one in five private nursing homes have shut down since the pandemic.
The Irish Examiner also leads with this report, as the number of private nursing homes may drive up costs.
The Echo leads with comments from the regional manager for IDA Ireland in Cork and Kerry, who predicts a "positive pipeline" for the region.
The Irish Daily Mail leads with plans to host refugees in Ballinrobe, as the Department of Integration confirms there will be families hosted in the building.
The Irish Daily Mirror and the Irish Daily Star lead with former TD Colm Keaveney who has been charged with driving under the influence of cocaine.
British papers
The ongoing fallout from the Horizon Post Office scandal features alongside a variety of stories in the UK’s newspapers on Tuesday.
The Times and The Guardian say ministers have drawn plans to fast track the appeals of the postmasters wrongfully convicted in the Horizon IT scandal.
Tuesday's TIMES: Fast appeals for wrongly convicted postmasters#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/C9Po6tqbzd
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) January 8, 2024
Tuesday's GUARDIAN: Scramble to clear victims of Post Office fraud scandal#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/PvZfltjqOP
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) January 8, 2024
The Daily Express asks “why are police failing to deliver on Post Office scandal?”, while the i says Fujitsu, the firm at the centre of the scandal, has been awarded a major UK Government contract.
Front Page - Why are police 'failing to deliver' on Post Office Scandal?#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/0qOUAOFnQY pic.twitter.com/6FxKF2iRTL
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) January 8, 2024
Tuesday's front page: Post Office scandal firm Fujitsu gets major UK Government contract #TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest by @BenGartside: https://t.co/PcmBocydOr pic.twitter.com/HxCk72iAR0— i newspaper (@theipaper) January 8, 2024
The Daily Mail says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak “weighed in” on efforts to strip the CBE from former Post Office chief Paula Vennells while the Metro leads with the one million people who signed a petition for Ms Vennells to be stripped of the award.
Tuesday's DAILY MAIL: Shameless#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/tUCC5a2GtR
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) January 8, 2024
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
1M SAY STRIP POST OFFICE PAULA OF CBE
🔴 Online petition booms after TV drama as PM says he would back honour being forfeited #tomorrowspapertoday pic.twitter.com/T7v7jlqjnF— Metro (@MetroUK) January 8, 2024
The Daily Mirror and The Sun report on the latest Prince Andrew “humiliation” after US court documents revealed claims the Prince was involved in a sex tape.
Tuesday's front page: New Andrew Humiliation https://t.co/ODb5VG9fI2 pic.twitter.com/p8CyhAB9al
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 8, 2024
On tomorrow's front page: Jeffrey Epstein kept secret sex tapes of Prince Andrew, Richard Branson and Bill Clinton, unsealed docs claimhttps://t.co/kNK68LXXkr pic.twitter.com/bSs4EGoDga
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 8, 2024
“Yet another asylum farce” leads the The Independent, with the paper revealing 100 asylum seekers were moved from a “controversial” RAF base that was condemned by two Tory MPs.
Tomorrow's @independent front page. To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/koJc3LN1ax pic.twitter.com/epa3APNuJD
— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) January 8, 2024
The Daily Telegraph reports on a “diversity row” at Channel 4 after the Chairman criticised the appointment of four white directors to its board.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Channel 4 in diversity row over white bosses'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/eyUecIxkxN— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 8, 2024
The Financial Times says investors across the globe are warning governments about “unmoored” levels of public debt which could spark a “bond market backlash”.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 9 January https://t.co/cwWOrt5Uiu pic.twitter.com/skTalLIwkn
— Financial Times (@FT) January 8, 2024
And a rocket taking the ashes of Star Trek actors to the moon has “hit a little bit of a snag”, according to the Daily Star.
Tuesday's front page: There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow!#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/TBeZ9B8kp3 pic.twitter.com/xAa9nWrHaP
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 8, 2024
