What the papers say: Friday's front pages
The potential impact of Trump tariffs on the Irish economy, and the death of Irish Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan are the main stories on Friday's front pages.
The Irish Times and Irish Examiner lead with Donald Trump's planned tariffs.
The Irish Independent leads with a story on expiring planning permission, while a picture of Eddie Jordan also features on the front page.
The Echo leads with a story on 3,000 people waiting for dental treatment in Co Cork.
The Irish Sun leads with a story on the death of Eddie Jordan.
Today's front page of The Irish Sun. pic.twitter.com/IxQC6ucRov
— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) March 21, 2025
In the past year, 1,000 prisoners have been released after just a day, the Irish Daily Mail reports.
'It makes a mockery of the criminal justice system' - every day last year, three criminals were granted temporary release within 24 hours of going to jail pic.twitter.com/GbI0zE12dS
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) March 20, 2025
The Herald leads with a murder case.
Snooker star Mark Allen is to be disqualified from acting as a company director for five years, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
The Irish News leads with the GAA catfish story.
The front page of today’s Irish News. pic.twitter.com/ZP7JoCZRkl
— The Irish News (@irish_news) March 21, 2025
The quest for a peace deal in Ukraine continues to lead Friday’s UK front pages.
The Financial Times reports UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has had a “change of heart” on plans for ground peacekeeping troops, instead opting for sea and air power.
Meanwhile, the i Paper says Mr Starmer has stepped up plans for the 31-nation security force to provide Kyiv security guarantees as part of any peace deal.
The Times features warnings by UK defence secretary John Healey, who says Britain’s nuclear weapons arsenal could inflict “untold damage” on enemies if attacked.
And The Independent leads on comments from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who says “all nuclear power plants belong to the people of Ukraine”.
The Daily Mail and Daily Express both lead on local council tax hikes.
The Daily Telegraph previews UK chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spring statement, which is set to include a downgraded growth forecast.
The Guardian focuses on comments from British energy secretary Ed Miliband, who hit out at Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s Net Zero criticism.
Police have begun “relentlessly” tracking down the 100 most dangerous predators targeting women and girls, Metro reports.
The Daily Mirror says David Norris, one of the men convicted in the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence, will admit his involvement in assaulting the teenager.
The Sun writes about fears surrounding the health of former heavyweight boxer Frank Bruno.
Lastly, the Daily Star leads on a “decades-old riddle” over the broom used in TV comedy favourite Only Fools and Horses.
The New York Times leads with a story on US president Donald Trump signing an order to scrap the US Department of Education.
