What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

The Gerry Adams trial collapsing, and plans to cut excise duty, made the front page of Friday's papers.

The Irish Times led with the trial of Gerry Adams collapsing after the judge raised the possibility of Jonathan Ganesh, Barry Laycock and John Clark footing a bill totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds in Adams’s legal costs if they lost.

The Irish Examiner leads with 200 people could not be immediately discharged from hospitals last year because they were homeless.
despite being well enough to leave.

The Irish Independent reveals plans by the Government to cut excise duty next week, which will see fuel reduced by nearly 33c a litre.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with eight sex offenders banned from working in Ireland after their investigation exposed them.

The Irish Daily Mirror leads with the legal claim dropped against Gerry Adams by victims of the IRA.

The Irish Daily Star leads with Meath County Council demolishing a house after a 20-year planning battle.