What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

Sun, 17 Sep, 2023 - 09:12

Allegations against Russell Brand and the potential sale of land at Montrose are some of the stories on the front pages of Sunday's national newspapers.

The Business Post reports the State is to get 'first call' if RTÉ sell land at Montrose.

The paper also carries the findings of a Red C poll, with seven in 10 demanding that the Universal Social Charge be abolished.

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— Business Post (@businessposthq) September 17, 2023

The Sunday Independent writes a parish priest has hit out at Seán Quinn over his book, alongside a piece on former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan and the loss of his wife to cancer during the pandemic.

Sunday Independent P1
- Parish priest in Quinn country writes about businessman's book - doesn't like it
- Exclusive, moving extracts from Tony Holohan's new memoir, on the death of his wife Emer during the pandemic
- Russell Brand's Dublin debauchery
- Rugby special
-Lots more pic.twitter.com/ZW8eH4gDSc

— Alan English (@AlanEnglish9) September 16, 2023

The Irish Mail on Sunday's headline reads: 'Coalition fears of Sinn Féin control over RTÉ', claiming direct funding has been ruled out 'due to risk of future "coercion"'.

Following the airing of Channel 4's Dispatches episode on allegations against Russell Brand on Saturday night, the Irish Sunday Mirror leads with 'Brand accused of rape and sex assaults'.

In Britain, the Brand accusations lead several of the newspaper front pages.

The Sunday Times broke the story in conjunction with Channel 4 and it dominates their front page.

Sunday Times: Accused - Russell Brand, the ‘sex predator’ who hid in plain sight #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/mEpaMENq0B

— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 16, 2023

The Sunday Telegraph, the Sunday Mirror, the Mail on Sunday and the Sun on Sunday also lead on the accusations against the star.

📰 The front page of tomorrow's Sunday Telegraph:

'Brand accused of rape and sex abuse'#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 16, 2023

Sunday's front page: Brand accused of rape and sex assaults#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/eApdq8tByK pic.twitter.com/O7h3NTgYgy

— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) September 16, 2023

Mail on Sunday: Russell Brand: Exclusive MoS dossier #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/wBztGTquVc

— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 16, 2023

On tomorrow'a front page: Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse by 4 women including one aged just 16https://t.co/iCGoQbLmd6 pic.twitter.com/7wlQk2SI3a

— The Sun (@TheSun) September 16, 2023

Elsewhere, shadow foreign secretary David Lammy wants to reset Britain’s foreign policy under a Labour government, according to The Observer.

Tomorrow’s front page pic.twitter.com/tJbdKd2kWd

— The Observer (@ObserverUK) September 16, 2023

The Sunday Express says millions of people are ditching the NHS and switching to private healthcare as waiting lists hit record levels.

Sunday Express front page: Millions ditch crisis-hit NHS and go privatehttps://t.co/01NFkItR6l #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0sQzD3NgfS

— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) September 16, 2023

The Independent features a story on prisoners having to wait five years behind bars before they come to trial due to a growing court backlog.

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— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) September 16, 2023

And the Daily Star on Sunday says people are taking days off work because of their fear of the apocalypse.