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What the papers say: Monday's front pages

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

Pressure on UK prime minister Keir Starmer and inflated house prices in Ireland are among the stories that feature on Monday's front pages.

The Irish Times and Irish Independent lead with pressure on Starmer after the resignation of his top aide, Corkman Morgan McSweeney, and the Irish Examiner leads with a report on 'auction fever' driving up Irish house prices.

The Echo leads with a story on plans for an expansion of Penneys in Cork.

The Irish Daily Star, Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Sun lead with Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch visiting the grave of his brother Eddie.

Galway County Council has racked up legal debts of €500,000, the Irish Daily Mail reports.

The Herald leads with a story on an abuse case.

In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a divorce case.

The Irish News leads with a story on the Catholic Church's strong finances.

The UK papers are dominated by the political turmoil in the UK following Morgan McSweeney's resignation over the Peter Mandelson scandal.

The New York Times leads with the Winter Olympics and The Washington Post leads with Sunday's Super Bowl.

 

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