What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Eva Osborne

Here are the stories making headlines this Saturday.

The Irish Times leads with Daniel Kinahan, leader of the Kinahan cartel and a member of the “super cartel” that controls about a third of the European cocaine market, spending last night in a Dubai cell after being arrested.

The clock is ticking on the extradition back to Ireland of top gangland “fugitive” Daniel Kinahan after a surveillance and arrest operation in the United Arab Emirates, according to the Irish Examiner.

Taoiseach Micheál Mar­tin’s depar­ture date as Fianna Fáil leader is at risk of being brought for­ward as a res­ult of the fuel protests fallout, the Irish Independent reports.

Spring 2027 is now seen as a dead­line for his exit, one min­is­ter said. “The pub­lic feel he talked down to them. He dis­missed them. They won’t for­get it. It’s a ques­tion of when over the next 12 months,” the min­is­ter said.

The Irish Daily Mirror also leads with mob boss Daniel Kina­han finally being behind bars after the police swooped on his Dubai bolthole – once the go ahead came from Ire­land.

The Irish Daily Star also leads with Daniel Kinahan being detained in Dubai.

A senior Garda source told the Irish Daily Mail that Daniel Kina­han: ‘Had been under close sur­veil­lance for two days by Dubai police before they moved in.’

The Mail under­stands that a local shop­ping mall and nearby Indian res­taur­ant not far from the Burj Khal­ifa served as the main hubs for sur­veil­lance on Kina­han.

Lat­ina star Karol is giv­ing Bey­oncé a run for her money, according to Eleanor Halls of The Herald.

A tat­too of her own face under­scores con­fid­ence that sees her over­come con­tro­versy, Hall writes.