What the papers say: Monday's front pages

Ellen O'Donoghue

Several topics feature on Irish front pages on Monday morning, including the evacuation of passengers, including those who are Irish, from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius.

The Irish Times lead with Keir Starmer urging closer ties with the EU in his fight to remain British Prime Minister, vacant homes bought by a Dublin council lying in neglect, and asylum housing providers suing the State over reduced demand for services.

The Irish Examiner lead with the number of people waiting for care at home being up 13 per cent, a bill seeking to end the ban on nuclear power, a senior garda praising an undercover firearms operation against a young man, and the Irish hantavirus ship evacuees returning home.

The Echo lead with anger over 330 planned new prison spaces for Cork and the Cork Luas route upsetting a TD.

The Irish Daily Mail lead with an interview the Carlow shopping centre gunman Evan Fitzgerald had with gardaí, where he said that if he intended to hurt many people, he'd have bought deadlier weapons.

The Irish Independent lead with mortgage holders rushing to fix their home-loan rates, fearing a spate of rises are on the way.

The Herald lead with security concerns regarding the expected extradition of Daniel Kinahan from Dubai.

The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star both lead with Irish passengers on the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius being flown home.

The Belfast Telegraph lead with a Co Fermanagh house where a man shot his wife and two children dead before turning the gun on himself going up for sale.