What the papers say: Friday's front pages
Tomas Doherty
A wide range of stories feature across Friday's newspaper front pages, including the fatal stabbing of a Dublin grandfather at home.
The Irish Times reports that Ireland is to sign up to a major new EU defence initiative that will allow member states to jointly procure military equipment.
The Irish Examiner says fears are rising that a hardening of the State’s refugee policy may be leading to breaches of human rights.
The chief executive of Tusla, the child and family agency, has said she does not accept full responsibility for its “extraordinary” and “widespread” failure to comply with hundreds of court orders relating to vulnerable children in its care, according to the Irish Independent.
The Irish Daily Mail reveals that €40 million in cash is held in Garda evidence storage units.
The Herald, Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star report that a Dublin grandfather was stabbed multiple times in his own home during a fatal attack over a personal dispute.
The Belfast Telegraph leads with the victim impact statement of a young girl whose father was killed in a flat in Co Antrim.
The Irish News reveals that almost half of those convicted of child sex abuse offences in the North did not receive a jail sentence.
The Echo leads with the Tánaiste's promise to start a taskforce for the revival of Cork city centre.
