What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

A variety of stories feature on Irish front pages on Saturday morning.
What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Ellen O'Donoghue

A variety of stories feature on Irish front pages on Saturday morning.

The Irish Times lead with an estate agent in Limerick offering to split the price of a new home and put the kitchen down as "extra" so it would qualify for the Help to Buy scheme, and DAA chief Kenny Jacobs failing to declare his private airline investments to the Department of Transport when joining the board of the state company, despite then-minister Eamon Ryan directly asking him to set out any potential conflicts.

The Irish Examiner lead with eight men being sentenced for their role in a drug trafficking operation on the MV Matthew, Lord of the Dance star Michael Flatley considering running for Áras, Ciara Mageean's cancer diagnosis,  and families taking legal challenges over a lack of school places for children with additional needs.

The Irish Independent lead with momentum building around a possible presidential bid for broadcaster Joe Duffy, with at least two parties now allegedly interested in him.

The Echo lead with a man being jailed for ramming garda cars in a 'Grand Theft Auto' crime.

The Herald lead with eight men being sentenced to a combined total of 129 years in prison for their role in relation to Ireland's biggest ever drugs seizure.

The Irish Daily Mail lead with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael seeking to ban councils under their control from nominating outside candidates for the upcoming presidential election.

The Irish Daily Star and Irish Daily Mirror both lead with the death of Diogo Jota.

The Belfast Telegraph lead with two former MLAs speaking out about why they left the DUP.

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