What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

Budget 2025 features on many of the newspaper front pages on Tuesday.

The Irish Times calls the budget a "pre-election giveaway" that will see many families gain thousands of euros over the next 12 months.

The Irish Examiner highlights the waste in Government after the Comptroller and Auditor General reported a litany of spending failures across the public service.

The Irish Independent says the budget will surpass anything seen during the Celtic Tiger.

The Herald calls Budget 2025 an €8 billion "blowout".

The Irish Daily Mirror speaks to Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon as Israel begins a ground offensive.

The Irish Daily Star gets "no comment" from a Coolock protester.

The Belfast Telegraph reveals that a top Sinn Féin spin doctor failed to warn a charity that a former colleague he was recommending for a job was under investigation for child sex offences.

One of Cork's most famous chippers will be closing down this weekend, according to The Echo.

The British front pages are a mixed bag, with the highly-anticipated report into abuse complaints on the set of Strictly Come Dancing leading the charge, although Israel’s invasion into southern Lebanon has also taken the lead for some titles.

The Metro, The Sun, the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express all lead on the results of the Strictly Come Dancing investigation, with the BBC upholding “some, but not all, of the complaints, made” by Amanda Abbington against Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice.

METRO: Vindicated #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/8Mhp3iSawy

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 30, 2024

THE SUN: I’ve won #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/uoI2O7OKSA

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 30, 2024

MIRROR: Strictly: The Verdict #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/F9CTD7i6y4

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 30, 2024

EXPRESS: BBC apology to Amanda #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DC1Y1rVAjz

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 30, 2024

The Guardian, the Daily Mail, and the Financial Times look to Israel for a headline as the national military confirms a ground operation in southern Lebanon, with intense artillery shelling and air raids targeting towns and villages near the border overnight.

GUARDIAN: Israel has begun ground attacks on Hezbollah inside Lebanon, says US #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/cmfwD4oYiB

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 30, 2024

MAIL: World holds breath as Israel set to invade Lebanon #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/XklKCQug0o

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 30, 2024

FT UK: Israel’s forces poised for imminent ground assault #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/d0UpquH80t

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 30, 2024

After the war on Gaza and the hours-old invasion of Lebanon, the Daily Telegraph leads on prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu’s warning to Iran: We are coming for you.

TELEGRAPH: Netanyahu warns Iran: you’re in our sights #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/V8KhJXYlPd

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 30, 2024

The Independent splashes on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who has ordered Cabinet Secretary Simon Case to stand down from the pinnacle role in Whitehall.

INDEPENDENT: Starmer forces top civil servant out of office #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YdJL5NAhnX

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 30, 2024

The i leads on the UK Post Office scandal, with a new report finding there is “a reasonable likelihood” a second software “created shortfalls” for sub-postmasters before the well-known Horizon disgrace.

I: Post Office second IT scandal linked to wrongful convictions #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/XrItO10K5Y

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 30, 2024

Migrants could be housed in hotels for up to three more years because of an asylum backlog in Britain, as per The Times.

TIMES: Migrants to be stuck in hotels for three years #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/rPQRSpCrf6

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 30, 2024

Lastly, the Daily Star reckons the Matrix is real – and the Bible proves it – so only one question is left for readers: If you take the red pill, are you really prepared to see how deep the rabbit hole goes?