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What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

Tuesday's front pages
What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

James Cox

Government approving plans to scrap the triple lock, and the ongoing unrest in Minnesota are among the stories that feature on Tuesday's front pages.

Cabinet will approve plans to scrap the triple lock, The Irish Times reports. Tensions in Minnesota amid the second fatal shooting by immigration agents also features on the front page.

There were joyous scenes at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court on Monday as one of the city’s most distinguished retired crime fighters, retired Superintendent Eamon O’Neill, and four serving Garda colleagues, were found not guilty on all charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The Irish Examiner leads with this story.

Ireland's public spending has grown at the fastest rate in the EU, the Irish Independent reports. A vigil for Grace Lynch, who died following an incident involving a scrambler in Dublin, also makes the front page.

The Echo reports a spend of €75 million on the BusConnects programme in Cork.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with a poll that found nearly half of respondents (47 per cent) do not believe Taoiseach Micheál Martin should meet Donald Trump on St Patrick's Day.

The Irish Daily Star, Irish Daily Mirror, Irish Sun and The Herald all lead with the death of Grace Lynch.

In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on the 'bloated' and 'inefficient' civil service.

The Irish News also leads with the civil service report.

The main stories in the UK papers are Suella Braverman defecting to Reform UK from the Conservative Party, anger within Labour over Andy Burnham's blocked byelection bid, and the Beckham family fallout.

The New York Times and The Washington Post lead with stories on US president Donald Trump's attempts to de-escalate the situation in Minnesota.

 

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