Student dropout rates, queues at Dublin Airport and a potential "youth exodus" are some of the stories making the front pages of Irish newspapers this weekend.
The Irish Times reports that the number of homeless adults and children has risen above 10,000 for the first time since the pandemic began.
It also leads with increased dropout rates and a dramatic increase in demand for mental health support at the State's universities as students struggle with the shift from remote learning.
The Irish Examiner has details on the voting record of An Bord Planeála's deputy chair.
The Irish Independent has the latest on queues at Dublin Airport. It also reports that another senior civil servant is on a special academic "secondment", following controversy over the planned move of chief medical officer Tony Holohan to a role at Trinity College Dublin.
Good morning, here is the front page of today's Irish Independent pic.twitter.com/bt1QAl0xtf
— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) May 28, 2022
The housing crisis makes it to the front page of the Irish Daily Mail today, with fears of a "youth exodus" due to soaring rents and a shortage of available homes.
Boris Becker's wife lets rip at her fallen tennis star husband in Saturday's Mail... and read about the new Irish star of Netflix hit series Stranger Things plus Diarmuid Gavin on his own garden and a look at what drives the world's richest man, Elon Musk pic.twitter.com/HDwYWy4s48
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) May 28, 2022
The Irish Mirror reports that Karen Harrington, who was recently convicted of the murder of toddler Santina Cawley, is taking art classes in prison.
Good morning, here is the front page of today's Irish Daily Mirror pic.twitter.com/htokpfboBf
— Irish Daily Mirror (@IrishMirror) May 28, 2022
The Irish Sun leads with the news that Claire Byrne Live will broadcast for the last time this Monday after seven years on RTÉ One.
Today's Irish Sun. pic.twitter.com/0QXQN7czka
— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) May 28, 2022
As Live At The Marquee gets underway in Cork, a leading music promoter tells The Echo that the city needs the "vision" to create a permanent music venue.
In today's Belfast Telegraph, a mother speaks out about the death of her daughter by suicide.
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Here's a look at the front page of today's Belfast Telegraph. https://t.co/3AlGJmrP8Y #tellitlikeitis pic.twitter.com/eJ9dRME7id— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) May 28, 2022
The papers in Britain are led by prime minister Boris Johnson announcing changes to the ministerial code which his rivals said watered down punishments for ministers.
The Guardian and The Independent report ministers will now not automatically lose their jobs if they breach the standards code, with Labour accusing Boris Johnson of trying “to save his own skin”.
Guardian front page, Saturday 28 May 2022: Fury as PM changes code of conduct to 'save his skin' pic.twitter.com/EhASM0hEdL
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 27, 2022
The Independent #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/715b2zF4g9
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) May 27, 2022
Meanwhile, the i Weekend leads with modelling finding the Tories would win only three of 88 key battleground seats at the next general election.
i weekend: Tories warn Johnson he faces defeat at election #tomorrowpaperstoday pic.twitter.com/ND0LGVcf0I
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) May 27, 2022
The Daily Mail says Queen Elizabeth is to extend an “olive branch” to Harry and Meghan during the Platinum Jubilee weekend, while the Daily Mirror reports Charles, William and George will be front and centre for the celebrations.
Saturday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/FWmfk31dGp
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) May 27, 2022
Saturday's front page: Heirs to the future #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/YauXoZbtTa pic.twitter.com/hgUWMq0aLC
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 27, 2022
The Daily Telegraph leads with Ben Grant, son of Conservative MP Helen Grant, recounting how he helped a fellow British volunteer fighter in Ukraine escape Russian fire after his leg was blown up by a mine.
📰The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
' 'We've got to move or we'll die': Tory MP's son on the front line'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/WGLBvfjZHn— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 27, 2022
Teachers have been told they do not need to “accommodate children who want to change gender”, according to The Times.
The Times #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/cruMYDTDOo
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) May 27, 2022
The Daily Express and Daily Star lead with “holiday hell” for half-term travellers.
Front page: Holiday hell...and it's going to get worse! #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/vP9W0BzP3d pic.twitter.com/f9LxP8hC3M
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) May 27, 2022
It's the freakin' weekend 💃 pic.twitter.com/Rqme2g6YXh
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 27, 2022
FT Weekend says accounting firm EY is considering a “public listing or partial sale of its global advisory business”.
Just published: front page of FT Weekend, UK edition, Saturday 28 May https://t.co/bYaQVdxy9q pic.twitter.com/fgKgWzoc9W
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 27, 2022
And The Sun continues with its coverage of Andy Carroll’s “raucous stag do”.
Tomorrow's front page: Bare-chested Andy Carroll passed out on a hotel bed with TWO blondes during his raucous stag do https://t.co/4YONQjEK7c pic.twitter.com/X3WqBfPX6Z
— The Sun (@TheSun) May 27, 2022
