What the papers say: Friday's front pages

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

The investigation into the death of Daniel Aruebose, controversy over comments Danny Healy-Rae made about autism, and Budget 2026 are among the stories that feature on Friday's front pages.

A person of interest in the probe into the death of three and a half year old Daniel Aruebose has no plans to return to Ireland, The Irish Times reports.

The Irish Examiner leads with a story on criticism of Danny Healy-Rae after the Kerry TD suggested autism is caused by a lack of vitamins.

Minimum wage could rise to over €14 per hour in Budget 2026, the Irish Independent reports.

The Echo leads with a story on a council flat in Cork that is infested with rats.

The Irish Daily Mail, Irish Daily Star and Irish Daily Mirror lead with the investigation into the death of Daniel Aruebose.

The Herald leads with a €1.2 million cocaine seizure in Dublin.

In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on a woman who lied over a kidney donation.

The Irish News leads with a story on new Troubles legacy framework.

The final day of US president Donald Trump's UK state visit dominated the British newspapers.

Mr Trump's joint press conference with UK prime minister Keir Starmer makes the front pages of the Financial Times, Metro, the Daily Express, the Daily Star, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, The Guardian, the Sun, the i Paper, The Times and the Daily Mirror.

The New York Times leads with Donald Trump's threat to networks who criticise him after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show.

The Washington Post leads with a story on plans to roll back vaccines for young people in American under the direction of US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

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