What the papers say: Thursday's front pages
Ellen O'Donoghue
A variety of stories feature on Thursday's front pages, from courts to politics.
The Irish Times lead with Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf warning that US tariffs are a major risk for Ireland, the family of missing Kerry farmer Michael Gaine who gardaí believe was a victim of homicide, saying they are "absolutely heartbroken" , and RTÉ writing down €3.6 million on a partly abandoned IT project.
The Irish Examiner lead with the family of missing Kerry farmer Michael Gaine issuing an appeal for information, the Taoiseach describing an intervention by the legal team that represented "Grace" in a commission of investigation as "very worrying", a child being itted to a psychiatric unit after vaping, and a 56 per cent jump in Irish women emigrating since 2020.
The Echo lead with a councillor highlighting the risks of HHC, a legal product that has some of the same properties as cannabis, a story about the body of a man being recovered from the River Lee, and a story about the trial of Robert Satchwell, who is accused of allegedly murdering his wife.
The Irish Independent lead with the owners of a church being ordered to pay €14,400 to a man who alleged his teenage daughter defamed him during a baptism that was livestreamed on Facebook.
The Irish Daily Star lead with Michael Gaine's wife issuing an appeal for information on her husband's disappearance, which has now been upgraded to a homicide investigation.
The Irish Daily Mail lead with the outgoing boss of Nama, Brendan McDonagh, allegedly facing a pay cut if he is not appointed the Government's new housing tsar.
The Belfast Telegraph lead with Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill saying that Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn's decision to challenge a High Court ruling over the murder of Sean Brown is "cruel and inhumane".
The Irish Daily Mirror and The Herald both lead with the trial of Robert Satchwell who is accused of allegedly murdering his wife Tina.
