What the papers say: Friday's front pages

A preview of the biggest stories in Friday's papers.
What the papers say: Friday's front pages

Updates on what could be included in the budget and plans for deportation hubs make the front pages of Friday's papers.

The Irish Times leads with Jim O'Callaghan open to sending unsuccessful asylum seekers to sites outside the EU’s borders.

The Irish Examiner reveals a planned €12 rise in social welfare is at risk after the Department of Social Protection was told to "go back to the drawing board" on its budget demands.

The Echo leads with a man given bail over the seizure of €400,000 worth of cannabis.

The Irish Independent leads with plans to increase the fuel allowance by €200 to deal with rising energy costs.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with Catherine Connolly's comments on Germany, as she compared Germany's spending on arms to the 1930s.

Both the Irish Daily Mirror and the Irish Daily Star lead with alleged searches online by the mother of Daniel Aruebose, following the discovery of his remains in Donabate, Co Dublin.

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