What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

A variety of stories make Sunday’s newspaper front pages.

The Sunday Independent reports that photographs of Kyran Durnin proving that he was alive in June 2022 were recovered from a mobile phone handed over to gardaí last week as part of the investigation into the murder of the missing schoolboy.

Ireland must beef up its embassies in Washington and Brussels to help ward off an Europe-US trade war, Simon Harris tells the Business Post.

Murderer Graham Dwyer has been booted off the cushy A3 landing in the Midlands prison after he failed a random drugs test, according to the Sunday World.

The Irish Mail on Sunday reveals that the new ceann comhairle Verona Murphy agreed a secret non-disclosure agreement preventing details of her alleged workplace bullying becoming public.

Sunday Life reveals the identity of the man police believe is at the centre of a New IRA money-lending racket exploiting vulnerable families at Christmas.

The funeral for the Kyran Durnin murder suspect Anthony Maguire took place on Saturday, according to the Irish Sunday Mirror.

The British Sunday papers carry a wide range of local and international stories.

The Observer reports UK ministers are resisting demands to rush through legislation to block Elon Musk from donating millions of dollars to Nigel Farage.

The Observer: Ministers resist rush to block Musk millions going to Farage #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/IaR8YEHD9T

— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 21, 2024
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The Sunday Telegraph says a net zero grocery tax could see food prices rise.

Sunday Telegraph #TomorrowsPapersToday Net zero grocery tax to push food bills up pic.twitter.com/rh7X5GUTPo

— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 21, 2024

The Mail on Sunday labels British finance minister Rachel Reeves a “grinch” over her budget’s impact on charities.

Mail on Sunday: 'The Grinch' #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/oTvMdX8Zv1

— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 21, 2024

The Sun on Sunday says the man who killed five people at a German Christmas market previously threatened an attack.

Tomorrow's front page: Free To Kill, 3 warnings over Christmas market maniac https://t.co/ykiBtIeiwh pic.twitter.com/bIIomtsQsf

— The Sun (@TheSun) December 21, 2024

Budget cuts mean the HMS Queen Elizabeth would need six months to be battle ready, according to the Sunday Express.

Sunday Express: Curs force HMS Queen Elizabeth 'out of action' #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/531rvbHXbX

— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 21, 2024

And the Daily Star Sunday says a gangster killed Marilyn Monroe on the orders of the US mafia.