What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

By PA Reporter

A wide range of stories feature on the front pages of Irish newspapers on Saturday.

The Irish Times leads with a member of the Oireachtas being arrested and questioned by gardaí about an alleged €150,000 business fraud almost a decade ago.

The undocumented Irish in America fear they will be “caught up” in Donald Trump’s vow to deport millions of people, the Irish Examiner reports.

The Echo reports on the courage of the child sexual abuse victims of Brian 'Sharkey' Kennedy, who was jailed for 10 years.

More consultants will be on duty in hospitals over the St Patrick's Day weekend, the Irish Independent reports.

The Irish Daily Mirror leads with the dad of an 11-year-old boy who was stabbed by another pupil saying it was a 'miracle' his son survived.

The Irish Daily star focuses on Ireland's clash with in the Six Nations, as well as Donald Trump's recent declaration that March is Irish-American heritage month.

The Herald leads with a man who set a 'ferocious' pitbull on an early-morning commuter while attempting to rob him has been jailed.

In the UK...

Russia features heavily on the front pages of Saturday’s newspapers with spies in court and US President Donald Trump’s assessment of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

The Daily Express says three Bulgarians found guilty of spying “on an almost industrial scale”, alongside three others who had itted their role, were carrying out “Putin’s dirty work in the UK”.

The Bulgarians are branded “honeytrap spies” by the Daily Mirror, which says they plotted to lure dissident Russians from a guest house in Great Yarmouth.

The Daily Telegraph focuses on an investigation into Jan Marsalek, the man it says was behind the spy ring. They say he fled Europe despite warnings to security services.

A warning of more “Putin spies in the UK” is the focus of the Daily Mail.

Mr Trump’s verdict that he finds it “easier” to deal with Mr Putin and that the Russian leader is “doing what anybody else would do” in stepping up bombing of Ukraine features on the front of The Times.

The i Weekend reports the UK could be forced to water down rules on live animal exports and foie gras to secure a new trade deal with the EU.

A health scare for former England football star Stuart Pearce on a flight from Las Vegas to Heathrow, which forced a diversion to Canada, is the lead in The Sun.

The Independent gives its front page over to International Women’s Day, calling it “one day to reflect on the lives of millions of women” amid a host of figures.

US Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell playing down concerns in growth amid a tumultuous week in the markets is the focus of the Financial Times.

And the Daily Star says it is time to fire up the barbecues as the UK will be hotter than Ibiza over the weekend.