What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Sunday's Front Pages
Sunday's front pages.
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The civil trial in which Conor McGregor is accused of rape, general election campaigning, and a potential Dáil bit from Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch are among the stories that feature on Sunday's front pages.

Fine Gael has vowed to use the €14 billion Apple tax windfall for the help to buy scheme, The Sunday Times reports. The McGregor trial also features on the front page.

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Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are targeting a government coalition with the Labour Party, as their relationship with the Green Party has broken down, the Sunday Independent reports.

The Business Post leads with a poll which has found Fine Gael is still the country's most popular part as the general election campaign kicks off. The poll also found voters trust Fine Gael on the economy, while they trust Sinn Féin on housing.

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Crime boss Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch has confirmed to the Sunday World that he intends to run in the general election.

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The Irish Sun on Sunday leads with a story on State money spent on blocked toilets.

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The Irish Mail on Sunday leads with a Fine Gael election pledge to means test migrants.

Politics and royal issues jostle for centre stage on the front pages of Sunday’s UK newspapers.

The fallout from the UK budget continues to feature heavily with The Sunday Telegraph focusing on the threat of blockades at ports and supermarkets by farmers angry at rises in inheritance tax.

The Times also focuses on supermarkets, saying Tesco is facing a £1 billion rise in the company’s national insurance bill.

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves features on the front of The Observer, which says she will use a speech to promote free trade, in contrast to tariffs planned by US president-elect Donald Trump.

The Independent also concentrates on politics with ministers accused of “scaremongering” over a refusal to revisit prisoners serving indefinite jail sentences.

Pictures of the Princess of Wales feature on several titles as she appeared at the Festival of Remembrance as she returns to public duties after cancer treatment, The Sun on Sunday declared she is “back on duty”.

The Sunday Express says Kate is ready to accompany her husband on royal duties and overseas tours in the new year.

Royal matters also occupy the Mail On Sunday, which says Britain's Prince Andrew is facing calls to reveal who has financed him to remain at Royal Lodge in Windsor.

And the Daily Star Sunday says the country is facing a “festive crisis” with a shortage of “fat, bearded men in red suits” to play Father Christmas.

The New York Times leads with stories on foreign leaders rushing to make relationships with US president-elect Donald Trump, and the Democratic Party trying to make sense of their comprehensive election loss.

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