What the papers say: Monday's front pages

Ellen O'Donoghue

Keir Starmer's future as British Prime Minister and a 15-year-old boy who was killed at the Donegal International Rally are among topics featured on Irish front pages on Monday.

The Irish Times lead with Keir Starmer being set to outline his exit plan at Downing Street, the Children's ombudsman warning that Tusla is underfunded, and the GPO hosting community events pending a "national conversation" on its future.

The Irish Examiner lead with TDs saying that Micheál Martin should quit as the leader of Fianna Fáil, there being 2,373 assaults on healthcare workers in 2026 so far, and Keir Starmer considering his future as British Prime Minister.

The Echo lead with Cork hurlers' win over Offaly and Cork’s Sexual Health Centre seeing a 61 per cent jump in demand for its counselling services since 2023.

The Irish Independent lead with buyers shunning doer-uppers amid high renovation costs.

The Herald lead with a bail hearing being told on Friday that a father and two sons arrested over a machete attack in which a 14-year-old was repeatedly slashed as she shielded her infant nephew, are facing multiple life sentences if convicted.

The Irish Daily Mail lead with workers being able to earn up to €1,000 a week before paying the 40 per cent top rate of tax under new plans.

The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star lead with the death of 15 year old Tadhg Callaghan Carter, a spectator who died at the Donegal International Rally over the weekend.

The Belfast Telegraph lead with the SDLP warning that Stormont deadlock over the budget could see public spending in Northern Ireland slashed by almost £1 billion.