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What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

Thursday's front pages
What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

Air Corps staffing issues and the extradition of a senior Kinahan cartel figure are among the stories on Thursday's front pages.

The Air Corps may be forced to cease operations due to staff shortages, The Irish Times reports.

The Irish Examiner leads with the extradition of Sean McGovern, one of the senior figures in the Kinahan cartel based in Dubai. 

The Irish Independent leads with a story on a senior civil servant warning that power shortages will mean the country will have to choose between artificial intelligence (AI) and additional housing.

The Echo leads with a story on fare evasion on buses in Cork.

The Irish Sun leads with a story on a postman who was murdered by the IRA.

The whole of Dublin could face water shortages within five years, the Irish Daily Mail reports.

The Herald leads with the Sean McGovern extradition.

In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on a care worker who assaulted a 'vulnerable minor'.

The Irish News leads with a stor on a pile-up of bonfire material.

Thursday's UK papers lead with the arrest of the man suspected of driving into crowds at Liverpool's Premier League title celebrations.

The Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail lead with the man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

An 'army of hackers' will take on Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Daily Telegraph reports.

The Guardian leads with a story on housing issues in the UK.

The i Paper leads with a story on the BBC letting over-75s off paying the TV licence fee.

The Sun leads with a story on serial killer Rose West.

The Times leads with a story on a potential doctors' strike and the damage it could do to the NHS.

The Daily Express leads with a story on war heroes.

The Daily Star leads with a story on Britain's 'sewer rat' problem.

Christine Lagarde has discussed cutting short her term as European Central Bank president to become chair of the World Economic Forum, the Financial Times reports.

The New York Times leads with US president Donald Trump's tariffs.

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