What the papers say: Saturday's front pages
A variety of stories lead the front pages of Saturday’s newspapers.
The Irish Times reports that close to 30 per cent of the staff of Irish aid agency Goal are set to lose their jobs amid a financial crisis brought about by international funding cuts.
Tánaiste Simon Harris writes in the Irish Examiner that the Government wants to force social media companies to adopt age verification for s, with strong penalties to be imposed on online platforms that fail to do so.
Ryanair boss Micheal O'Leary tells the Irish Independent that he backs former European Commissioner Mairead McGuiness for the "makey-uppy" job of President of Ireland.
The Irish Daily Mail reveals that Michael Lowry's group of Independent TDs will secure significantly more speaking time in the Dáil that Fianna Fáil backbenchers.
An Irishman describes his experience of the Myanmar earthquake in the Irish Daily Mirror.
A man recklessly endangered his husband’s life when he sprayed him with lighter fluid and set fire to him in a domestic row at their apartment, The Herald reports.
A US trademark regulator has suspended almost two dozen applications linked to a controversial Co Antrim ‘brand building’ company, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
The Echo has the latest from a Cork rape trial involving a 15-year-old boy.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake centred in Myanmar, in which hundreds are feared dead, features on several of the British front pages.
The Daily Star and Daily Express splash on the tragedy, which also caused chaos in nearby Thailand.
Saturday's front page: Hell on Earth#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/NsU2YCTEbf pic.twitter.com/FRUjJ0gg6X
— Daily Star (@dailystar) March 28, 2025
"Hundreds feared dead in quake horror" is the headline on tomorrow' Daily Express, at the time of writing this post, at least 144 were known to have died #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/PVn64V7BXu
— Jamie Whitehead (@jamiewh_) March 28, 2025
The Independent also features images from the earthquake, as well as a story about 30 million UK air engers being delayed between June and August due to air traffic control issues.
The Independent (29 March 2025) reports a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand, with hundreds feared dead. Additionally, 30 million air engers face the worst delays in 25 years this summer, warns Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary. #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/k7YultoSin
— The Sentinel Current (@sentinelcurrent) March 28, 2025
The Times says two parents have been arrested by uniformed officers after complaining about their child’s school.
The Times front page also features the Myanmar earthquake, but also carries a story about parents being arrested over "complaining about school" #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SkbPQB0cEH
— Jamie Whitehead (@jamiewh_) March 28, 2025
FTWeekend focuses on an interview with Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, who says the idea of choosing between Europe and the United States is “superficial” and “childish”.
Forgive me, that was the FT's Companies and Markets front page, consider that an added extra. Here's the actual FT frotn page: Idea of choosing between Trump and Europe "childish," Italian PM Meloni says #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/y2ICBTiAEZ
— Jamie Whitehead (@jamiewh_) March 28, 2025
The Daily Mail brands the British government’s increases in energy, water rates and council tax as an “awful April.”
Saturday's Daily Mail features a picture of King Charles after he was itted to hospital this week #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ORQ7vMSBAO
— Jamie Whitehead (@jamiewh_) March 28, 2025
TV star Paul O’Grady thanked fans for their love and in a video filmed 20 minutes before he died, the Daily Mirror reports.
Saturday's front page: Paul's last thank you#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/Jhc2EEqR66 pic.twitter.com/1roC2yozWe
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 28, 2025
The Daily Telegraph writes that Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has been accused of plagiarising his University of Oxford thesis, a claim he denies.
The front page of today's Daily Telegraph:
'Carney accused of plagiarism at Oxford'#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/D8w8yc17pK— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 29, 2025
Lastly, The Sun writes Manchester City star Erling Haaland concussed a woman in the club mascot costume with a playful knock to the back of her head.
Tomorrow's front page: Haaland 'Gave Alien Whiplash' https://t.co/ra0PcHocUb pic.twitter.com/8UAtfptNMo
— The Sun (@TheSun) March 28, 2025
