What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

A drop in the polls for Sinn Féin is among a variety of stories featuring on Sunday's front pages.

The latest opinion poll published in the Business Post shows support for Sinn Féin has slumped to its lowest level since the last general election.

Leo Varadkar favours abolishing the TV licence and replacing it with exchequer funding for RTÉ as part of a tax-cuts package in the Coalition’s last budget before the general election, according to the Sunday Independent.

The Irish Mail on Sunday reports that the head of the Oireachtas Media Committee has accused RTÉ of ‘cooking the books’ in the wake of revelations regarding the funding of the ill-fated Toy Show the Musical.

Roy Keane taking up the Ireland job now seems unlikely, according to the Irish Sunday Mirror, as FAI chiefs met former Celtic boss Neil Lennon.

The Sunday World says a cache of Ian Bailey's personal journals, notes and records lay in plain sight on the front seat of his car following his sudden death last week.

Sunday Life speaks to a "friend" of a murdered showjumper who admitted being part of the cover-up.

The latest political scandal to hit Westminster is on the front pages of the British newspapers on Sunday.

The Sunday Mirror and Sunday Express both ran with stories on the election watchdog, which has warned the Tories against “rigging” the election.

Sunday Mirror: Tories are ‘rigging rules on election’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/S9fVhAaAaw

— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 27, 2024
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Sunday Express: RISHI TARGETS SAGA VOTES TO
WIN ELECTION #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/hfuX2lLBDr

— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 27, 2024

The Mail on Sunday splashes with accusations of the rape and abuse of villagers at the “hands of guards” who work for a conservation body that has Britain's Prince Harry as a director.

Mail on Sunday: World Exclusive #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/NAM2reb4LP

— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 27, 2024

The Independent says an Afghan solider who served for Britain lives on €10 a day while he waits to find out whether he will be deported.

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— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) January 27, 2024

The Sunday Telegraph focuses on Britain’s “underequipped” royal navy and its lack of “firepower”.

The front page of tomorrow's Sunday Telegraph:

'UK warships lack missiles to take out Houthi bases'#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 27, 2024

According to The Observer, four Rwandans have been given refugee status in the UK amid a “fear of persecution”, despite British prime minister Rishi Sunak insisting the African nation is safe as he works to get his illegal immigration bill off the ground.

The Observer: Rwandans get asylum in the UK over their 'fear of persecution' #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/trCSS0Wath

— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 27, 2024

The Sunday Times splashes with a story on the top universities in the UK and a “secret” plot paying middlemen millions to gather the best candidates from around the world to study on British shores.

The Sunday Times: Exposed - foreign students get
secret route to top universities #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Cio0nvPoAv

— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 27, 2024

Sunday People opts for a headline on killer nurse Lucy Letby and her time in a new “cushy” privately run prison.

Sunday People: Baby killer Letby gets key to cell #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GbMgwC9bqL

— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 27, 2024

The Sun on Sunday runs with a piece on Strictly winner Ellie Leach, with her ex-boyfriend telling of his regret at breaking her heart with a drunken snog in a bar.