What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

Eva Osborne

News that former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 historical sexual offences dominates the front pages of Irish newspapers on Tuesday.

The Irish Times leads with Donaldson being found guilty of the 18 historical sexual offences against two women when they were children.

The number of children as young as three with disabilities who have to live in State residential places has doubled in just over two years, the Irish Examiner reports.

Advocates say the use of such accommodation should be a last resort, adding that they can be avoided if earlier and more consistent treatment is given to allow the children stay in their own homes.

Parents of a Passage West primary school are fighting against a proposed merger of the school's two junior infant classes, as data shows 123 primary teaching roles were vacant in Cork last November, according to The Echo.

The Irish Independent leads with Jef­frey Don­ald­son being pro­cessed at Magha­b­erry Prison on Monday night after being found guilty of rap­ing a child and com­mit­ting 17 other offences against two female vic­tims.

Donaldson showed no emotion after being found guilty, according to the Irish Daily Mirror.

Jeffrey Donaldson's wife Eleanor Don­ald­son, who was appar­ently unfit to stand trial, was found to have aided his crimes, the Irish Daily Star reports.

The Irish Daily Mail details how a let­ter of apo­logy Donaldson wrote to a woman he sexu­ally abused when she was a young­ster under­mined his claims of inno­cence, Newry Crown Court was told.

Three Amer­ican broth­ers who came to Ire­land for Metal­lica’s Dub­lin con­cert were arres­ted when they were caught with coun­ter­feit wrist­bands for the event’s “snake pit” VIP area, The Herald reports.

Stephen (23), and twins Joseph and Michael Par­onyan (21), from Flor­ida, pleaded guilty to hav­ing coun­ter­feit “Metal­lica Snake Pit” access wrist­bands.