What the papers say: Friday's front pages
Eva Osborne
A range of stories feature on the front pages of Irish newspapers on Friday.
The Irish Times leads with a story on the director of the Arts Council, Maureen Kennelly, saying she wanted to stay in her role but Minister for Arts Patrick O’Donovan “did not consent to a second term”.
She told the Oireachtas Public s Committee she wanted to continue her work as director, but Mr O’Donovan did not grant her a second five-year term.
President Michael D Higgins said accusations that those who criticise the policies of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu are “antisemitic” is a “slander”, the Irish Examiner reports.
The Echo reports on the latest Health Research Board (HRB) figures which show that nearly 300 Cork cases of problem cocaine use were treated in 2024.
The Irish Independent leads with Daniel Kinahan being charged with murder and directing a crime gang after being removed from the UAE.
The medicines watchdog has issued an urgent warning about a deluge of social media ments for counterfeit weight-loss drugs which 'pose a health risk' to the public, according to the Irish Daily Mail.
The Irish Daily Mirror leads with an ex-soldier facing seven charges over the Liverpool victory parade incident which saw a car plough into a crowd of ers.
The front page of the Irish Daily Star features stories on both the Liverpool ram suspect and Sean McGovern's return to Ireland.
A story about a dentist being given a lifetime ban on owning animals after what a judge described as “one of the most appalling cases of animal neglect” he had ever come across features on the front page of The Herald.
In the UK...
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Hermer: Calls to quit ECHR like rise of Nazism'#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/KDPXQzC3g8
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 29, 2025
Friday's front page: PIP disability claimants in key Labour areas 'at greatest risk of welfare cuts'#Tomorrowspaperstoday
Latest by @Chaplainchloe: https://t.co/BYQphLsid8 pic.twitter.com/jnK2i2YR1n
— The i Paper (@theipaper) May 29, 2025
Tomorrow's front page: Ex-Royal Marine charged over parade horror https://t.co/wakn9xGbHX pic.twitter.com/7QAijt5Mdi
— The Sun (@TheSun) May 29, 2025
