What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Saturday's front pages focus on a range of stories from Aer Lingus pilots starting their eight-hour strike action to Taylor Swift's first show at the Aviva Stadium last night.

The Irish Times and Irish Examiner report some 500 Aer Lingus pilots marched in the rain around Dublin Airport on Saturday as their trade union president warned the company to accept that their pay demands were reasonable ahead of Labour Court hearings on their dispute.

The Echo lead with a piece about over 100 young people in Cork waiting over four years for primary care psychological services.

The Irish Independent on Saturday pic.twitter.com/HQNRG6MGGp

— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) June 29, 2024

For all the big news and sport, pick up Saturday's Irish Daily Mail pic.twitter.com/CPHxqVZOwF

— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) June 28, 2024

Today's front page of The Irish Sun pic.twitter.com/G6B6Dc14wU
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— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) June 29, 2024

Morning, readers. Here's a look at today's front page of the Belfast Telegraph.https://t.co/67BA5y4GlA

Stay with us for all your breaking news today. pic.twitter.com/NaPsSF1WbF
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— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) June 29, 2024

In the UK, politics in Britain and the United States have taken centre stage for Saturday’s newspapers.

The Times, the Daily Express, and the Independent all splash with a fresh racism row courtesy of a Reform UK activist, who was recorded using a slur to refer to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

TIMES: Badenoch: voters must see through Farage’s act #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/KBgwRBPzCg

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 28, 2024

EXPRESS: Rishi: My hurt and anger at daughters hearing racist slur #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/zSu6kCfscE

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 28, 2024

INDEPENDENT: PM ‘hurt and angry’ at P-word race slur by Farage activist #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/AnuMM0cMQ9

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 28, 2024

Across the pond, the Daily Telegraph, the Financial Times, and The Guardian lead on Joe Biden after his disastrous US presidential debate, with a warning from the Democrats that he has one week to shape up or ship out.

TELEGRAPH: Biden is given a week to stand down #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/jnyg1twhaX

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 28, 2024

FT WEEKEND: Biden defies calls to bow out #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/k7qbfzciw4

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 28, 2024

Introducing #TomorrowsPapersToday from: #TheGuardian

Biden’s shaky tv debate

Check out https://t.co/NNc1XQrfu4 for more newspapers. #buyanewspaper #buyapaper #pressfreedom #journalism pic.twitter.com/kmBSKGzUdk

— #TomorrowsPapersToday From TSC News (@channel_tsc) June 28, 2024

The Daily Star also used the US debate as its front page, with a rather barbed headline calling Republican candidate Donald Trump a “manbaby”.

STAR: Manbaby beats up doddery old bloke on live TV #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5TwbCUP0SN

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 28, 2024

Back on British soil, the Daily Mail shares an urgent plea from former prime minister Boris Johnson, who has told the nation it must “swerve Starmergeddon”.

MAIL: Boris: Britain CAN still sweeve Starmergeddon #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/XyIwTWnNiq

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 28, 2024

According to the i, the UK public has called on the major parties to save Britain’s rivers.

I WEEKEND: UK public sends clear message to Labour and Tories: Save Britain’s Rivers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bbZb4hx2Ad

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 28, 2024

Lastly, the Daily Mirror splashes with a story about missing Briton Jay Slater, with a friend telling the paper several concerning details of their last phone conversation before the teen went missing in Tenerife.