What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

ireland
What The Papers Say: Sunday's Front Pages
All the top stories from the day's national newspapers.
Share this article

A major drug seizure in Dublin, speculation over Budget 2025, and a seizure of firearms in Co Louth are some of the main stories covered on the front pages.

The Business Post reads: '€13bn Budget Trick: How coalition plans to mask its spending splurge', while the Sunday Independent covers a story on an IT expert suspects of laundering money for gangs.

Advertisement

The Indo also reports on violent scenes in north Dublin earlier this week, with the headline: 'Gardaí "like lambs to the slaughter" in Coolock disturbance'.

The Irish Mail on Sunday reports the Vatican 'banned' Bishop Eamon Casey 'because of abuse claims', while the Irish Sunday Mirror gives its front page to a seizure in Dublin in which €8 million worth of drugs and €1 million in cash was discovered by gardaí.

Advertisement

Finally, The Irish Sun on Sunday reads: 'Arsenal of death' after 18 firearms were seized in Co Louth on Friday.

In Britain, Sunday’s newspapers feature a wide range of topics, including education, Brexit, Strictly Come Dancing and food nostalgia.

The Sunday Telegraph reveals that UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is poised to give teachers and nurses pay rises above inflation.

Advertisement

Further education is the focus of The Sunday Times which says the UK government is being urged to introduce a rescue package to stop universities facing a financial “catastrophe”.

The Independent turns its attention to the probation service with a warning from the head of the watchdog that it is failing in 97 per cent of areas ahead of the release of prisoners early to ease overcrowding.

The Sunday Express returns to the topic of Europe, saying the government has been accused of a “great Brexit betrayal” over plans to overhaul product safety rules in line with the EU.

Safety fears for politicians in the wake of increased threats and the assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump has seen panic alarms given to all new MPs, according to the Mail on Sunday.

The Sunday People says CrowdStrike, the security company behind Friday’s global IT outage, has worked alongside GCHQ.

The scandal engulfing Strictly Come Dancing continues to occupy the front pages with the Sunday Mirror saying claims of bullying have been made against a female professional dancer.

The Sun on Sunday also focuses on Strictly as it leads with former dancer Giovanni Pernice and the BBC’s investigation into the issue.

And the Daily Star Sunday hears from Red Dwarf star Craig Charles about why we should return to eating “classics” from the 1970s.

Topics

Read More

Advertisement

Most read

Election Watch: Harris Admits Children's Hospital Comment Was 'Pedantic', Mcdonald Attacks Fine Gael
Your Best Years Will Be In A United Ireland, Mcdonald Tells Dublin Students
Court Hears Man Was '3Mm From Death' Following Machete Attack In Clare
Advertisement
Advertisement

Message submitting... Thank you for waiting.

Want us to email you top stories each lunch time?

Download our Apps
IAB logo
The Irish Times DAC
24-28 Tara Street,
Dublin 2,
D02 CX89
Company Number: 2514
desk@breakingnews.ie Phone: +353 1 531 0971
© BreakingNews.ie 2024, developed by Square1 and powered by PublisherPlus.com