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What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

RTÉ chaos is making the headlines in Sunday’s newspapers.
What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

The chaos among senior management at RTÉ is the main focus of the Irish newspapers on Sunday.

The Business Post and Sunday Independent both offer details into the shock resignation of RTÉ chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh on Thursday night.

The Irish Mail on Sunday reports that RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst has confirmed a controversial €150,000 job created for an executive was axed within 18 months.

The Irish Sunday Mirror covers a Garda investigation into the delivery of drugs into prisons by drone.

The Sunday World has details about a man charged in connection with a crystal meth seizure in Cork.

Sunday Life has an interview with a male stripper who caused a "scandal" with his performance in Belfast on Valentine's Day.

Politics takes centre stage on the front pages of the British newspapers with the latest events in Westminster leading several titles.

The Sunday Mirror and The Observer focus on Lee Anderson’s suspension from the Conservative Party with MPs from both sides calling for his expulsion after comments made about London mayor Sadiq Khan.

The Sunday Telegraph and The Sunday Times report three female MPs have been issued private cars and personal guards amid safety fears as politicians are said to be “petrified” amid public vitriol.

The Sunday Express leads with Rishi Sunak’s plan to revitalise Britain’s “forgotten regions”, using money from the scrapped northern leg of the HS2 project to upgrade roads and public transport services.

The Mail on Sunday says Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been accused of hypocrisy after it was revealed she made a profit on her ex-council house thanks to a right-to-buy policy she is looking to reform.

The Independent runs with the £1 billion (€1.15 billion) weekly profit made by energy and gas giants.

The Sunday People concentrates on a bitter row between siblings after a lottery jackpot of £61 million.

And the Star on Sunday reports that nuns lost out on thousands of pounds to artificially intelligent bots posing online as bishops.

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