What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

Here are the stories making headlines this Sunday.
What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

Here are the stories making headlines this Sunday.

A poll for the Sunday Independent finds that more than three-quarters of the public back housing asylum seekers in more affluent areas of the country.

Businessman Denis O'Brien has given an exclusive interview to the Business Post in which he lashes out at the State's corporate watchdog.

The Irish Mail on Sunday celebrates Ireland's "gold rush" after the medal wins for gymnast Rhys McClenaghan and boxer Kellie Harrington at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.

The Irish Sunday Mirror says the country is heading for a record medal haul at the Olympics after the success of McClenaghan and Harrington.

The Sunday World reports that a Dublin man survived a daylight murder attempt thanks to his "bullet-proof" car.

Sunday Life contrasts the success of Rhys McClenaghan with the violence seen on the streets of Belfast yesterday after an anti-immigration protest.

A further wave of violence swept England on Saturday, which has featured heavily on the front pages of the British newspapers.

Towns and cities in the UK saw clashes between anti-immigration demonstrators and counter-protesters on Saturday, with the story taking up the front page of the Mail on Sunday, the Sunday Express, Sunday People, The Observer and The Sunday Times.

The Sunday Telegraph leads on the introduction of 24-hour courts to process those arrested in connection with violent unrest.

The Sunday Mirror splashes on calls for BBC boss Tim Davie to resign over the Huw Edwards child sex abuse images scandal.

Lastly, the Daily Star Sunday reckons Britons are at their most intelligent when they are on the loo, according to the paper’s front page.

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