What the papers say: Thursday's front pages
Ellen O'Donoghue
A variety of stories feature on Irish front pages on Thursday morning, including a woman who was set on fire at her home in Dublin, leaving her in critical condition.
The Irish Times lead with new accommodation charges for asylum seekers not being imposed on thousands living in direct provision, a review into "falsified" garda background checks supplied by a company running emergency housing for vulnerable children in State care, and the woman who was set on fire at her Dublin home, leaving her in critical condition, recently being the subject of what gardaí believe was drugs-related intimidation.
The Irish Examiner lead with patients waiting as a nursing home is delayed, Children's Health Ireland warning of a significant rise in child flu cases in the last week, the chance of extreme floods in Ireland rising, and a taxi driver protest in Dublin.
The Irish Independent lead with Bank of Ireland piloting a new loan product allowing people to trade down to a smaller home.
The Echo lead with a Cork City Council tenant living in a rat-infested house, knowing that it will force her family apart for Christmas.
The Irish Daily Mail lead with a Fáilte Ireland climate action official being among the objectors to the Metrolink, despite the tourism body saying the project is "vital."
The Herald and the Irish Daily Mirror both lead with an arson attack in Dublin that left a woman in critical condition.
The Irish Daily Star lead with traders on Dublin's Henry Street selling Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch wrapping paper, mugs, and Santa hats after it emerged that he intends to run in the Dublin Central Dáil byelection.
The Belfast Telegraph lead with the family of a man who was fatally injured by a car, saying they do not blame the driver.
