What the papers say: Sunday's front pages
Ottoline Spearman
The audacious capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by US Special forces, and US President Trump's subsequent declaration that the US will "run" the South American country dominate the front pages on Sunday.
The Sunday Times leads with this story, and how Trump has said American companies will "get oil flowing".
Property experts have told the Sunday Independent that many families could struggle to pay inheritance tax bills, nursing home costs and loans if homes owned by elderly relatives on the Fair Deal scheme are let while they are in care. The rent reforms, designed to give greater protection to tenants from March 1st, have been described as a “car crash” of unintended consequences for homeowners and landlords.
The Irish Sunday Mirror reports on the daring raid and capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday morning. US President Donald Trump has subsequently announced that the US will run the country until there can be a "safe transition".
The Irish Mail on Sunday also leads with the Venezuela story, reporting that "brutal dictator" Maduro was "blindfolded and shackled".
The Sunday World looks at the terror campaign of petrol bombing, stabbing and car-ramming, that led to a nearly fatal arson attack on an innocent family.
And finally, the Business Post looks at the "Trump fear factor", and how US firms are increasingly fearful of announcing significant investments in Ireland.
