The year’s first Sunday newspapers feature a variety of stories on their front pages.
The latest opinion poll in the Sunday Independent reveals there has been a further surge in support for Independent TDs and prospective candidates as immigration becomes a major issue ahead of elections this year.
The threat of a “spiral of industrial action” across the public service could see the Government “lose control of industrial relations for the first time in 40 years”, the Business Post reports.
The Irish Sunday Mirror reports that a judge found guilty of sexually assaulting six young men has resigned from his position.
The Government has been warned by politicians and gardaí that someone will be killed if arson attacks on asylum seeker accommodation continue, according to The Irish Mail on Sunday.
Sunday World has a photo of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch splashed across its front page, smiling for the camera as he celebrates the New Year as a free man after his acquittal at the Special Criminal Court last April.
Sunday Life reveals that a former PSNI officer will appear in court on Monday to face 22 charges including illegally sharing police information on a former UTV presenter and Sinn Féin MLA.
In the British papers, The Sunday Times concentrates on the growing “fury” over the UK Post Office scandal, saying justice secretary Alex Chalk is exploring ways to exonerate wrongly convicted sub-postmasters.
The Sunday Times: Post Office fury intensifies #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/mjhQ7RXfgn
— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 6, 2024
Released court documents involving paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein occupy the front of the Mail on Sunday, which says they reveal jailed socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was told to search emails for mentions of Prince Andrew and sexual terms.
The Mail on Sunday: Court told Ghislaine - Find emails on ‘Andrew’ and ‘sex toy' #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/jpmQTv8S2T
— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 6, 2024
Andrew is also on the front of the Sunday Mirror, which says he will not move out of his home at Windsor.
Sunday's front page - 'ROYAL EXCLUSIVE' https://t.co/D3G2M6jMyP pic.twitter.com/CbkmlHpl1H
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 6, 2024
Politics takes centre stage on several front pages with The Sunday Telegraph leading on an interview with British prime minister Rishi Sunak where he goes further than finance minister Jeremy Hunt by saying his priority is cutting taxes with curbs in welfare paving the way.
The front page of tomorrow's Sunday Telegraph:
'Sunak: I'll cut tax by curbing welfare'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/eqGqcuxL9b— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 6, 2024
The Observer has bad news for Mr Sunak as it says an “explosive” Covid inquiry report will be published before the likely date of the general election.
The Observer: Key Covid inquiry report creates
election date headache for PM #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bf0gS6Znzs— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 6, 2024
Mr Hunt is coming under fire, according to The Independent which says his pre-election pledge of expanding free childcare in 2024 is “unravelling” over funding.
The Independent digital front page: Free childcare plan in chaos #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/L9tl92K01q
— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 6, 2024
The Sunday Express turns its attention to small boats carrying migrants across the Channel, saying criminal gangs are charging an average of £4,000 (€4,600) per person for the journey.
Tomorrow's front page - 'ICE TO SEE YOU BACK, HOLLY!'https://t.co/h1OeZgmSKF pic.twitter.com/frN5ipGRXW
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) January 6, 2024
The Sun on Sunday gives over its front page to Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway and her late husband Derek Draper taking a flight from Mexico, where he had been receiving specialist care, in a bid to save his life.
On tomorrow's front page: Kate Garraway made desperate 12-hour flight with Derek after he had heart attack in Mexico to try to get him homehttps://t.co/IoQd8BxSz1 pic.twitter.com/EtB8jiVVjY
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 6, 2024
And the mental and physical benefits of darts is the focus of the Daily Star Sunday.
Darts are turning us into Einsteins! 🧠#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/ZWqPiHZHQL pic.twitter.com/s0XDyIUTMw
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 6, 2024
