What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

Eva Osborne

Catherine Connolly's presidential inauguration dominates the front pages of Irish newspapers today.

The presidential inauguration takes centre stage on the front page of The Irish Times on Wednesday.

Two in five online gamblers have more than one account, while 10 per cent bet while they’re in work, the Irish Examiner reports.

There are currently 6,835 people, including 614 children, waiting for ophthalmology appointments in Cork, according the The Echo.

This is more than the double the amount recorded this time last year.

The Irish Independent explores Catherine Connolly's speech at her inauguration, and how it signalled that she is unlikely to shy away from using her voice on domestic and global issues.

The Irish Daily Mirror leads with Connolly's first official visit as President taking place at a Gaelscoil.

The presidential inauguration dominates the front page of Wednesday's Irish Daily Star.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with the Government being set to introduce tough new emergency legislation to 'bulldoze through bureaucracy' and fight planning objections.

A stepmother who left her four-year-old stepson with injuries that would typically be associated with car crashes of serious assaults has pleaded guilty to the child's murder on the fourth day of her trial, The Herald reports.