What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

Disputes over the upcoming budget and the murder of three members of a family in Louth make the front pages of Wednesday's papers.

The Irish Times leads with ongoing discussions between different departments ahead of the budget, as Ministers across several departments have clashed with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) in recent meetings.

The Irish Examiner leads with the Minister for Health urged to act on overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick.

The Echo leads with 21 per cent of students missing 20 days or more of school in Cork.

The Irish Independent leads with premiums in health insurance companies set to rise by up to €600.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with comments from the German ambassador, as he denies claims made by Catherine Connolly that the country is rearming itself to levels of the 1930s.

The Irish Daily Mirror and the Irish Daily Star lead with the murder of a married couple and their son in Co. Louth, as a man appeared in court charged with their murders.