What the papers say: Friday's front pages

Ellen O'Donoghue

A variety of stories feature on Friday's front pages.

The Irish Times lead with Revolut offering mortgages in Ireland from Autumn, Pfizer privately warning the Taoiseach against new EU pharmaceutical plans and the Islamic Cultural Centre closing after an "internal dispute".

The Irish Examiner lead with academics cancelling planned conferences and seminars in the US due to border fears, Donald Trump rebuking Putin over deadly Kyiv strikes, HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster saying his job is comparable to that of the Garda commissioner's, online age verification going ahead despite pushback, and the coalition being set to miss housing targets again.

The Echo lead with the Midleton Flood Relief Scheme and the 220 bus from Ballincollig to Carrigaline returning to 15-minute frequency.

The Irish Independent lead with hospital cancellations, stating that nearly 300,000 hospital appointments were cancelled across the country last year, an average of more than 772 daily.

The Irish Daily Mail lead with over 5,500 Ukrainians getting a State pension.

The Herald lead with Kinahan cartel lieutenant Ross Browning sharing a new poem online after Cab sold off one of his former homes.

The Belfast Telegraph lead with an arms find in a Belfast beauty spot being linked to a crime gang boss.

The Irish Daily Mirror lead with the mother of Elizabeth Clarke, who went missing in 2013 and is believed to have been murdered, appealing to those who know what happened to tell gardaí.

The Irish Daily Star lead with the retired detective sergeant who played a central role in bringing Graham Dwyer to justice for the murder of Elaine O'Hara saying that he has "no doubt" that had he not been caught, Dwyer would have killed again.