What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Conor McGregor recruiting a new legal team and gardaí monitoring a minister's phone after threats make the front pages of Saturday's papers.

The Irish Times leads with a member of Government has given gardaí permission to monitor his phone as part of their investigations into abuse and threats he has been subjected to.

The Irish Examiner's front page has Cork plant Eli Lilly, who recently reported its revenue for the second quarter of this year jumped up by 38 per cent to €13.2 billion.

The Echo reveals strikes at school's lead to the Lord Mayor postponing visits to school's across Cork.

The Irish Independent reveals Conor McGregor has got a new legal team to appeal against his conviction in the Nikita Hand civil case.

The Irish Daily Mail reveals a new reports which shows the cattle herd will have to be cit by 20,000 to meet Ireland's climate targets.

The Irish Daily Mirror and the Irish Daily Star leads with James Lawrence, who is suing Nikita Hand over “abuse of process” after he had been subjected to “horrendous” litigation.