What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

Tomas Doherty

A range of stories feature across Tuesday's newspaper front pages, including the latest on the Carlow supermarket shooting incident.

The Irish Times reports that just 15 per cent of the new planners sought by city and county managers two years ago to speed up the delivery of new housing have been recruited.

The Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Mail reveal that the Carlow supermarket shooter was out on bail on firearms charges and was due in court later this week.

The Irish Independent says gardaí are now keeping watch on the gunman's associates.

The Irish Sun and Irish Daily Mirror say the gunman was "obsessed with weapons" and "feared going to prison".

The Herald and Irish Daily Star publish photos of the Carlow gunman and name him as Evan Fitzgerald (22).

The Belfast Telegraph says shops destroyed during the city's "race riots" last year were only offered £4,000 in compensation.

Former Sinn Féin politician Michelle Gildernew says she bears "no ill will" towards the party after they dropped her, The Irish News reports.

Some families are facing childcare bills higher than their mortgage, a Cork TD tells The Echo.