The visit of Donald Trump to Ireland, building costs in Dublin and lowering milk and butter prices are among the headlines in today's papers.
The Irish Times leads with a report that shows Dublin has the highest building costs in Europe, while also leading with a photo of Donald Trump as he arrived in Ireland yesterday.
The Irish Examiner leads with a Family who have had to battle through the courts to get Irish sign language assistance for their son.
The Echo reports that over half a million of funding for people with disabilities wend unused last year in Cork.
The Irish Daily Mail leads with a survey that shows 9 out of 10 nurses are suffering from burn out in Ireland.
The Irish Daily Mirror leads with Donald Trump's visit to Ireland, while also showing Erling Haaland after he broke the record for the most goals in a Premier League season.
The Irish Daily Star leads with the price reduction in cheese, and also reports that Daniel Kinahan could face charges for the use of a false passport.
British Papers
Royal stories again take centre stage on several of Thursday’s newspaper front pages, but a range of other topics battle for attention.
Security in London is the main focus of the royal stories as the countdown to the coronation continues.
The Daily Mail splits its front page between a picture of the coronation rehearsal on The Mall and what it calls the “biggest security operation ever” with 11,500 police officers and facial recognition cameras scanning the crowd.
Thursday's @DailymailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/OXNWTTMYf9
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) May 3, 2023
Metro says a “ring of steel” is being placed around the King with security reviewed following the arrest of a man outside Buckingham Palace.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
RING OF STEEL THRONE AROUND CHARLES
🔴 11,500 police,10,000 soldiers on the streets
🔴 Plan 'reviewed' after man arrested at palace #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/4cUevlwadV— Metro (@MetroUK) May 3, 2023
Security is also the focus of the Daily Mirror front page as it warns police will take “very swift” action against any protests which disrupt the coronation.
Thursday's front page: https://t.co/faj1qYfouz#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YulrVw42aa
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 3, 2023
The i takes a different royal slant, saying Charles is set to play a central role in improving relations between the UK and Europe after Brexit.
The i: UK plan for Charles III to help lead #Brexit detox with Europe #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/6ODPBBTxds
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) May 3, 2023
A picture of the Queen Consort and a story on potential coronation protests make the front of The Daily Telegraph, but the lead focuses on a “best ever” drug in the fight against Alzheimer’s.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'‘Best ever’ Alzheimer’s drug can halt disease'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/gHAP6N2d5K— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 3, 2023
That story also makes the front page of the Daily Express which says the new treatment, which slows the condition by more than a third in patients showing early symptoms, provides “real hope” for millions.
Thursday's front page: 'Real hope' in battle to beat Alzheimer'shttps://t.co/3pfWXh0aCc#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/c4Ud3Trctx
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) May 3, 2023
The Times also features the Alzheimer’s treatment and a coronation rehearsal picture, but it focuses on warnings from Conservative MPs that the party must avoid becoming the “party of nimbyism” after dropping housebuilding targets.
The Times: We cannot be party of nimbyism, Tories warn #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/RovO6Jwdpj
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) May 3, 2023
Tennis star Emma Raducanu is pictured on the front of The Guardian after surgery which will rule her out of Wimbledon, but the front page concentrates on elite UK schools with links to the slave trade.
Guardian front page, Thursday 4 May 2023: Revealed: the scale of elite school links to slave trade pic.twitter.com/89a8Cll2oR
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 3, 2023
The Sun concentrates on a showbiz story, revealing that Taylor Swift is dating The 1975 singer Matty Healy.
On tomorrow's front page: SUN WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Megastar Taylor Swift is dating another Brit — The 1975 frontman Matty Healy.https://t.co/VYw7USZlXe pic.twitter.com/gqure7m1NR
— The Sun (@TheSun) May 3, 2023
The Financial Times focuses on the head of the London Stock Exchange calling for higher pay for bosses to deter companies from moving overseas.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 4 May https://t.co/KHfqtrfKXt pic.twitter.com/vCNmfdXVtm
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 3, 2023
And the Daily Star delves into the world of artificial intelligence and fears it will create new religions.
Thursday's front page: He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty chatbot#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/wYsxf5CXtc pic.twitter.com/HaMiySB5qI
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 3, 2023
