What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

Sun, 08 Dec, 2024 - 08:43

A range of stories feature across the Sunday front pages.

The Sunday Independent speaks to the parents of a young teenage girl who was raped and sexually abused by a HSE child psychiatrist.

The son of famous businessman Tony O'Reilly speaks to the Business Post about the media landscape, TK Whitaker and rugby analogies.

Disgraced rugby star Brendan Mullin is being held in an open prison despite getting a three-year jail sentence for stealing more than €570,000, according to The Irish Mail on Sunday.

The Irish Sunday Mirror reports from the funeral of Malika Noor Al Katib, who was stabbed to death in front of her mother in Co Wexford earlier this week.

The Sunday World reveals that the PSNI is investigating a "serious incident" that took place during an Armagh GAA team trip to Miami.

The father of a woman who died in Belfast nightclub last weekend tells Sunday Life that she died after taking drugs for the first time.

A mix of local and international stories lead the British papers at the end of the week.

The Independent says two people have died as Storm Darragh wreaked havoc across the UK on Saturday.

INDEPENDENT: Two dead as Storm Darragh causes day of chaos #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/lejB3X8qa8

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 7, 2024

Premier League footballer Michail Antonio is in a stable condition in hospital following a car crash, according to The Sun on Sunday and Sunday People.

Tomorrow's front page: Prem Ace Horror Smash https://t.co/g8762F3oIW pic.twitter.com/CpqPtowbN0

— The Sun (@TheSun) December 7, 2024

PEOPLE: Prem star in crash horror #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/l0Q4jZyqeE

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 7, 2024

The Sunday Times reports the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is under threat after rebels reached the gates of Damascus.

SUNDAY TIMES: Assad’s regime hanging by a thread as rebels reach Damascus #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/lg4LU6dhaw

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 7, 2024

Foreign news also features on the front of The Sunday Telegraph, which carries Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy backing US president-elect Donald Trump’s call for an end to the war in Ukraine.

TELEGRAPH: Zelensky endorses Trump call to end war #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/slVbHUeP1Y

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 7, 2024

Elsewhere, the Sunday Mirror carries an interview with the mother of Coleen Rooney, who says the impact the Wagatha Christie case had on her daughter broke her heart.