What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

Ellen O'Donoghue

The trial of Robert Satchwell, who is accused of allegedly murdering his wife Tina, dominates Wednesday's front pages.

The Irish Times lead with semi-State executives being in line for major pay increases, the trial of Robert Satchwell, and a detective garda pleading guilty to assaulting his former wife.

The Irish Independent lead with a story about Fine Gael being "furious" over Fianna Fáil's plan to appoint a "housing tsar" on €430,000 a year.

The Belfast Telegraph lead with a former DUP councillor saying that he has not paid a penny after Michelle O'Neill took him to court for a slur he posted about the Sinn Féin vice president on Facebook.

The Irish Examiner, Irish Daily Mirror, Irish Daily Star, The Echo, Irish Daily Mail and The Herald all lead with stories about the trial of Robert Satchwell, who is accused of allegedly murdering his wife Tina in Cork.