What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

Ellen O'Donoghue

A firebomb attack that killed a four-year-old boy and his grand-aunt in Co Offaly at the weekend feature heavily on Irish front pages on Tuesday morning.

The Irish Times lead with only the top 20 per cent of earners being able to afford to rent an average apartment built in Ireland in 2025, drones having come within 500 metres of an Irish naval vessel during Zelenskiy's visit, and an ex-teacher being jailed for 10 years for sexual abuse.

The Irish Examiner lead with the government injecting €300 million into defence equipment and infrastructure next year, a drugs protest being planned after a young boy and his grand-aunt died in a firebomb attack in Edenderry, Co Offaly, and complaints that Irish flags are being used as a ‘method of intimidation’.

The Echo lead with Cork City Council announcing a fund to revitalise Patrick Street, and Fota Wildlife Park reopening.

The Herald lead with double murderer Ruth Lawrence being jailed for two life sentences.

The Irish Independent, Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star all lead with the firebomb attack in Co Offaly that killed a four-year-old boy and his 60-year-old grand-aunt.

The Irish Daily Mail lead with the resignation of a number of senior medics from University Hospital Limerick, the country's most crowded hospital.

The Belfast Telegraph lead with residents of a north Belfast street being forced to evacuate their homes twice yesterday after a dissident republican was targeted.