What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

A range of stories make it to the front pages of Tuesday's newspapers.

The Irish Times, Irish Examiner and Irish Independent report that the potential cost of missing emissions targets could reach a staggering €27 billion.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with US president Donald Trump's latest "insult" to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Gardaí are sending almost 100 newly graduated officers on to the frontline in Dublin for St Patrick's Day, the Irish Daily Mirror reports.

The Irish Daily Star reveals that gardaí hacked into the phone of a man accused of stabbing his wife to death and discovered video and audio footage of the murder.

Three-quarters of school principals in the North have been threatened by parents, according to the Belfast Telegraph.

The Echo reveals the homelessness in Cork city has risen 13 per cent over the past year to reach a record high.

Escalating international tensions amid the search for a Ukrainian peace deal continue to dominate the British headlines on Tuesday.

The Guardian, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph lead on the deepening rift between US president Donald Trump and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Mr Trump suggested Mr Zelenskiy “won’t be around very long” and condemned earlier comments from the Ukrainian leader who suggested a deal with Russia seemed “very far away”.

Mr Trump also lambasted European leaders for their weakness in relying on US backing for any potential peace deal, according to The Times.

Meanwhile, the Financial Times reports European leaders are backing efforts to seize more than €200 billion of frozen Russian assets held in the EU if Russia were to violate any future ceasefire deal.

Back on British soil, prime minister Keir Starmer says the UK must “lead from the front” when it comes to stopping the “Russian menace”, the Daily Express reports.

And the Daily Mirror says Mr Starmer enjoys a “United Kingdom” with MPs on both sides of the political aisle backing his staunch for Ukraine.

The i writes Britain is approaching Middle East countries including Jordan, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine.

In other news, Metro reports Tiktok is being investigated for how it uses children’s data.

Lastly, the Daily Star claims “scumbag chatbots” will be doing so many menial jobs humans will be “paid to do nothing”.