What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

James Cox

A trial over an alleged breach of the Official Secrets Act and the potential use of AI to tackle wrong-way driving are among the stories on Saturday's front pages.

An alleged mole accused of leaking sensitive Irish government information to a hostile foreign power will be tried in the non-jury Special Criminal Court. The Irish Times leads with this story.

Junior transport minister Sean Canney has suggested AI could be used to help tackle dangerous driving, the Irish Examiner leads with this story.

Carbon tax hikes could be stalled in Budget 2027, the Irish Independent reports.

The HSE has defended featuring a speaker on helping men to lactate for 'sexual gratification' at a breastfeeding conference, the Irish Daily Mail reports.

People in Doonbeg, Co Clare, have been asked to help with accommodating gardaí for the visit of US president Donald Trump in September, the Irish Daily Star reports.

The Irish Daily Mirror leads with a story on an Irish woman who was found dead in a hot tub in Spain with her husband.

The Herald leads with a story on Garda attempts to deal with joyriders.

Former Northern Ireland secretary Patrick Mayhew personally vetoed a self-confessed paedophile being brought to justice, the Belfast Telegraph reports. 

The Irish News leads with a story on unapproved weight loss drugs available in the North.

Assisted dying legislation and a US threat to the Falklands are among the stories on Britain's front pages.

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