What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

Tomas Doherty

A wide variety of stories feature across Sunday's newspaper front pages.

The Sunday Independent leads with news that planning rules for so-called granny flats are to be relaxed as part of the Government’s new drive to encourage older people to move to smaller properties in a bid to ease the housing crisis.

The Business Post reports that Fine Gael Ministers are set to oppose a move to tax tourists to generate income for local councils.

The Ireland edition of The Sunday Times says the Minister for Justice is planning to open a network of designated reception centres to process asylum applications from certain countries within three months of people lodging their claim.

The Irish Mail on Sunday says the latest housing data has sent shockwaves through the Government as only 723 new homes were started last month.

The Irish Sunday Mirror leads with the death of former Dancing with the Stars judge Julian Benson aged 54.

A former Ireland international has been named in a Criminal Assets Bureau case, according to the Sunday World.

Sunday Life names the Armagh football player accused of a sex attack during a team trip to Miami.