Saturday's front pages are dominated by the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, and the arson attacks that hit French railways in the build-up to the event.
A picture of Team Ireland at the stunning opening ceremony on the River Seine features on the front page of The Irish Times.
The Irish Examiner leads with the travel chaos in Paris.
Welfare funds may need to be diverted to the RTÉ bailout, the Irish Independent reports.
The Echo leads with a story on homelessness in Cork.
The Irish Sun leads with a story on James Kilroy being found guilty of the murder of his wife Valerie French Kilroy.
Today's front page of The Irish Sun pic.twitter.com/1hsohqTceF
— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) July 27, 2024
Gardaí will review child sexual assault allegations against the late Bishop Eamon Casey, the Irish Daily Mail reports.
Saturday's front page pic.twitter.com/MzvyqBiG3X
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) July 26, 2024
The Irish Daily Star leads with a story on rapist taxi driver Raymond Shorten.
Our bumper weekend edition includes free €3 @paddypower bet on the All Ireland Final pic.twitter.com/LeaPKm27dz
— Irish Daily Star (@isfearranstar) July 27, 2024
The Herald leads with a story on the murder of a man in Tallaght.
In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with Sinn Féin attempts to hide comments made by Martin McGuinness in a Stormont debate.
The Irish News reports RTÉ's All-Ireland final ticket competition excluded Northern Ireland.
The front page of today’s Irish News. pic.twitter.com/JG23bpQeqW
— The Irish News (@irish_news) July 27, 2024
A series of arson attacks on French railways ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony dominates discussion on Saturday’s UK front pages.
French police and security officials are bracing for further attacks as they scramble to identify who is responsible for the chaos, the Times reports.
The Times: Olympics sabotaged #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/zNdzY8Ak7g
— George Mann (@sgfmann) July 26, 2024
The i and Daily Mirror say the “spectacular” opening ceremony went ahead as planned despite the huge train network delays.
Saturday's Front Page: Hunt for Olympic saboteurs as fans face days of chaos
Latest: https://t.co/7WvKNt0bJt pic.twitter.com/3LAYUjMdJT— The i paper (@theipaper) July 26, 2024
Saturday's front page: Sabotaged https://t.co/3A2NKfyvz3#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/LaSLQseQ7O
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 26, 2024
The Daily Mail labels the Olympics “la farce” in the wake of the arson attack and torrential rainfall on the first day of festivities.
Daily Mail: La Farce #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/nXnzGTGBeV
— George Mann (@sgfmann) July 26, 2024
Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph says early suspicions have been placed on Russia or “far-left agitators”, despite no official comment from French authorities.
📰 The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Far-Left suspected of Olympic sabotage'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletter ⬇️https://t.co/JIMevXsl8s pic.twitter.com/du2qhGL7YC— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 26, 2024
Back on British soil, The Guardian reveals UK chancellor Rachel Reeves will soon announce a pay raise for millions of public sector workers.
The Guardian: Millions of public sector workers set for pay rise #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ny4PjTuWU6
— George Mann (@sgfmann) July 26, 2024
FT Weekend reports Ms Reeves may delay “unfunded” hospital and road projects due to a £20 billion fiscal hole.
Financial Times: Reeves to stall hospital and road projects #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/EXeKhFaeCv
— George Mann (@sgfmann) July 26, 2024
The Daily Express claims Britain could be in for a “massive tax raid” as Labour stares down the financial black hole.
Saturday’s front page: Britain conned! Massive tax raid on way https://t.co/9Obyi1siU7 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GDeNrjFntT
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 26, 2024
Lastly, the Daily Star leads with the removal of a Sinéad O’Connor waxwork, which was pulled from a museum after complaints from the singer’s family.
Saturday’s front page: Nothing compares#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/tPrWD35ESr pic.twitter.com/XliNhWTqaU
— Daily Star (@dailystar) July 26, 2024
The New York Times leads with a story on the travel chaos in France ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony.
