What the papers say: Friday's front pages

Eva Osborne

A wide range of stories feature on the front pages of Irish newspapers on Friday.

The Irish Times leads with deportation orders increasing threefold after a total of 1,008 deportation orders were issued in the first three months of the year, compared with 305 in the same period in 2024.

A Defence Forces chaplain who was repeatedly stabbed by a teenage boy stunned the court when he told his attacker that he forgives him, the Irish Examiner reports.

According to the front page of The Echo, a total of 35 Cork healthcare staff took leave due to assaults on duty over the last two years.

The paper also reports that there is a 30-month waiting list for primary careassessments for autism in Cork city.

The Irish Independent also leads with a piece on deportations, stating that the number of deportations from Ireland is expected to rise significantly before the end of the year.

The Irish Daily Mirror's front page also features the piece on the Defence Forces chaplain, as well as reporting on goalkeeping blunders in Manchester United's draw with Lyon.

A gunman's family has told of their of nightmare after his killer was jailed for the murder, the Irish Daily Star reports.

The Irish Daily Mail reports that the 'deal' between Independent TD Barry Heneghan and the government to support the coalition does include the newly approved €103 million A&E unit in Dublin's Beaumont Hospital.

Another paper leading with the Blanchardstown steakhouse murders is The Herald, which reports on the mother of murdered gunman Tristan Sherry was unable to recognise her son because his face was so badly beaten after he had shot Jason Hennessy Snr.

In the UK...

The front page of today's Daily Telegraph:

'Harry’s secret visit to Ukraine'#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/UmSvBj8Ma0

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 10, 2025

Friday’s back page: Lyon share of the blame#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/X69Z08oydP pic.twitter.com/oPigwY4RGt

— Daily Star (@dailystar) April 10, 2025

Friday's front page: the pundit prince#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/KD4X1EJOQq pic.twitter.com/CW0AQMXJ1s

— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 10, 2025