TV licence changes, unrest in Coolock, and plans to raise the value of homes exempt from inheritance tax are among the stories that feature on Friday's front pages.
The Irish Times leads with a story on planned changes to how the TV licence is collected.
The ongoing unrest at a building earmarked for asylum seekers in Coolock is the lead story in the Irish Examiner.
Homes valued up to €400,000 could be exempt from inheritance tax in new plans for Budget 2025, the Irish Independent reports.
The Echo leads with excitement in Cork ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final.
The Irish Sun leads with a story on allegations of inappropriate behaviour behind the scenes at Strictly Come Dancing. A story on Maya Jama and Stormzy's breakup also makes the front page.
Today's front page of The Irish Sun pic.twitter.com/bzQmtvwTKZ
— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) July 19, 2024
The Irish Daily Star leads with a story on a man charged over a death threat to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.
Friday’s front page pic.twitter.com/18V19OgsGs
— Irish Daily Star (@isfearranstar) July 19, 2024
The Irish Daily Mail leads with a story on TV licence reform. Barack Obama's doubts about Joe Biden's re-election bid also make the front page.
For all the big news, pick up Friday's Irish Daily Mail pic.twitter.com/RAi1cWw3yK
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) July 18, 2024
The Herald leads with a story on a drive-by shooting.
In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with an interview with a sexual abuse victim.
The Irish News leads with a story on calls for the UK Covid Inquiry to go further.
Today's #frontPage
Families bereaved by Covid call for inquiry to go further
Still no date for Stormont policy plan pic.twitter.com/Lp43nTtkNy— The Irish News (@irish_news) July 19, 2024
A group of environmental activists jailed for planning to cause chaos on the M25 take centre stage on Friday’s UK front pages as five Just Stop Oil activists were sentenced to prison.
The Guardian, The Times and Daily Telegraph lead with the record length of the group’s co-founder Robert Hallam’s sentence, the longest for a non-violent protest in “living memory”.
THE GUARDIAN: Just Stop Oil activitists given record jail terms #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bfyhHYYPHH
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024
THE TIMES: Record five year jail term for Just Stop Oil’s founder #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/OdlLQF23sc
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
‘Fanatical’ XR founder jailed for five years#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/NT4WZhCrti— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 18, 2024
The Daily Mail also splashes on the sentencing with a headline saying the judge “speaks for us all on eco-fanatics”.
DAILY MAIL: Judge who spoke for all of us on eco-fanatics #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Y1wsAYXbDL
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024
Across the pond, the Financial Times reports on mounting pressure on US president Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 presidential race.
FINANCIAL TIMES: Obama and Pelosi add to doubts over Biden’s chances #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qYVt1lhWEx
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024
Back on British soil, the Daily Mirror and theThe Independent lead with a “damning” final report into former prime minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the headline declaring the Tories “failed us all”.
Tomorrow's front page: They failed us all https://t.co/CTDV06ItDe#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/QUYjrMFfwZ
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 18, 2024
INDEPENDENT: State failed us all over Covid leading to mass fatalities #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DxerqS1dSx
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024
The Metro reveals a damning report on a man who was jailed for 17 years after being wrongfully convicted of rape.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
JUST GO!
🔴 Justice Secretary seeks to sack legal chief for years of failure that left an innocent man to rot in prison #tomorrowspapertoday pic.twitter.com/svdjt3LPp9— Metro (@MetroUK) July 18, 2024
The front page of the Daily Express features a story on a British vessel taking migrants back to France as governments cooperate on the small boat crisis.
Friday’s front page: That’s progress! Migrants finally returned to France https://t.co/FQ6hEx7msq #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bkAqplQGzW
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 18, 2024
The i focuses on Labour’s planned worker reforms, saying the new rules would give employees the right to ignore messages and calls from their bosses on evenings and weekends.
Friday's front page: Workers to get right to ignore their emails under new rules #TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest from @janemerrick23 here: https://t.co/DtpPe1BNjK pic.twitter.com/YnnCpehBFJ— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 18, 2024
Lastly, the Daily Star splashes on the mercury rising across the UK with some areas expected to experience temperatures of above 30C.
STAR: Scorchio! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5jkpSyldNA
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024
The New York Times leads with Donald Trump's appearance at the Republican National Convention.
