What the papers say: Monday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Monday's Front Pages
Monday's front pages focus on a range of stories from the Garda force still shrinking despite a new recruitment campaign to a funding crisis at Irish universities.
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By John Besley, PA

Monday's front pages focus on a range of stories from the Garda force still shrinking despite a new recruitment campaign to a funding crisis at Irish universities.

The Irish Times reports garda numbers fell during the summer months as efforts to increase the size of the force to the Government target of 15,000 continue to falter. There are now fewer sworn Garda members than at the start of last year, despite a recruitment campaign.

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The Irish Examiner reports a core funding crisis in third-level education is putting the very viability of universities at risk, one of the country’s most respected business leaders has warned.

The Echo focus a Cork school being promised therapists would be restored have not been contacted about it yet.

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Concern over Labour’s planned cuts to the winter fuel allowance continues to lead the nation’s papers.

The Guardian, The Times and the i report “scores” of Labour MPs could refuse to back the controversial plans.

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The Daily Mail says Labour research claims the proposal “could kill 4,000”.

The Daily Express leads with Tory MP Andrew Rosindell calling the plans a “cruel, planned betrayal” of pensioners.

Elsewhere, The Telegraph says a major governmental review is set to find NHS progress is going backwards for the first time in 50 years.

The Lucy Letby inquiry is to look into whether the NHS failed to learn from the crimes of serial killers Beverley Allitt and Harold Shipman, according to the Daily Mirror.

The Financial Times reports the Bank of London’s board of directors and new management were unaware of its unpaid tax debts.

And the Daily Star says an “autumn freeze” is on the way.

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