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What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

Thursday's front pages
What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

A poll that has provided some very good news for Sinn Féin and the 'Grace' report are among the stories that feature on Thursday's front pages.

The Irish Times leads with the opinion poll, which found Sinn Féin has jumped six points to 26 per cent while Fine Gael has fallen three to 16 per cent. This is Fine Gael's lowest opinion poll rating since 1994.

The Irish Examiner leads with criticism of the Farrelly Commission report into the 'Grace' case.

The Irish Independent leads with a story on a "rogue landlord" who attempted to use anti-stalking laws to stop press reports.

The Echo leads with a story on tenants left in 'limbo' after Cork County Council suspended in-situ purchases.

There are concerns for 47 other children who stayed in the 'Grace' foster home, the Irish Daily Mail reports.

The Irish Sun leads with a story on the most credible evidence of alien life discovered to date.

The Herald leads with a story on more arrests being made in a Bary murder probe.

In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on a tragedy after a man died the day after his daughter was killed in a car crash.

The Irish News leads with a story on the Omagh bombing.

The British papers are dominated by a UK Supreme Court ruling that the legal definition of woman is 'based on biological sex'.

The ruling is the lead story in The Guardian, The Times, the i Paper, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, Metro, the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express.

Cave men used 'prehistoric sunscreen', the Daily Star reports.

The New York Times leads with a story on the Trump istration's efforts to deport thousands of 'alien enemies' with 'little or no evidence'.

 

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