Here are the biggest stories making headlines in Ireland this Saturday.
The Irish Times has an exclusive poll ahead of the European elections on June 7th.
The Irish Examiner publishes an interview with the mother of the girl who was injured in a knife attack outside a Dublin school last year.
The Irish Independent reports that the competition watchdog is still carrying out inquiries into the GAA's streaming platform GAAGO.
RTÉ is facing 'anger' after it cancelled the long-running show Operation Transformation, according to the Irish Daily Mail.
The Irish Daily Mirror leads with the arrest of the world's number one golfer Scottie Scheffler before the US PGA Championship on Friday.
The Irish Daily Star has details on a builder found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman.
A poll in the Belfast Telegraph reveals a drop in support for the DUP as former leader Jeffrey Donaldson faces historical sex abuse charges.
The lead suspect in a fatal Dublin shooting case has fled to England, according to The Herald.
Many Bruce Springsteen fans were left with a long walk in the rain due to a lack of transport after his concert at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, The Echo reports.
Politics, rent caps and King Charles’s recovery from cancer feature among a variety of stories on the British front pages.
On the front of the Daily Mail, UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt has warned British families that if Labour wins the general election, families will have to fork out billions to pay for the new government’s spending.
MAIL: Hunt warns families face £2100 billion to pay for Labour spending #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/JgnwDbZP5g
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 17, 2024
The Daily Telegraph reports landlords will face rent caps under a Labour government.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Landlords face rent caps under Labour'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/OGikWxYfj3— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 17, 2024
The Daily Express runs with a piece on King Charles’ “fighting spirit” as he prepares to lead D-Day tributes.
Saturday's front page: King Charles unveils first overseas trip since cancer diagnosis for poignant anniversary https://t.co/3irU9Yx4LI pic.twitter.com/34F7SAmJG2
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) May 17, 2024
The i splash with a piece on whistleblowers within the benefits system, who have revealed targets are used to decide disability claims.
I WEEKEND EXCLUSIVE: Benefits system insiders reveal how targets are used to decide disability claims #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/EXpY16rniN
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 17, 2024
The Times reports on a push to protect teachers’ free speech on religion.
TIMES: Protection for teachers’ free speech on religion #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/nGIDU0cvr0
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 17, 2024
The Guardian splashes with a piece on health, leading with the £27 billion (€31 billion) that alcohol abuse costs the UK health service per year.
GUARDIAN: Revealed: Alcohol abuse costs soar to £27bn a year #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1jh3ajzgMG
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 17, 2024
The Daily Mirror splashes on Rishi Sunak’s bank balance, claiming that the British prime minister is now officially richer than the King.
Saturday's front page: Baby you're a Rish man, too https://t.co/Yx2gMuakgB #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qw6r6AsFBc
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 17, 2024
The Independent runs a story on a Chinese opioid that has hit British streets, with the paper writing the epidemic is already killing six people a week in the UK.
Tomorrow's @independent front page. To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/koJc3LN1ax pic.twitter.com/YsMuKuKVid
— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) May 17, 2024
The Financial Times reports that Tesla faces a Mount Everest-level climb to convince shareholders of a billion-dollar pay packet for Elon Musk and the benefits of a move to Texas.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Saturday 18 May https://t.co/Txagzyfaut pic.twitter.com/wGUUp74NgP
— Financial Times (@FT) May 17, 2024
The Daily Star takes a leaf out of Eric Carle’s famous children’s book, running with a story on some very hungry caterpillars running amok in some very real gardens in Britain.
Front Page: Hungry caterpillar warning as creepy crawlies chomp their way across UK 🐛#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/kcdwKPXEHK pic.twitter.com/DFNl9KPGhV
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 17, 2024
