What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Eva Osborne

The funeral of Pope Francis and tributes to 18-year-old Bronagh English, who died after the car she was driving hit a wall and entered a river in Co Tipperary, dominate the front pages of Irish newspapers on Saturday.

The Irish Times leads with the United Arab Emirates- backed foundation that funds Ireland’s largest mosque sending investigators to examine alleged financial irregularities at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland.

The Pope's funeral takes centre stage on the front page of the Irish Examiner.

Homelessness figures have risen ro a new high in Cork, with 641 adults accessing emergency accommodation, The Echo reports.

The Irish Independent reports that energy efficient homes are selling at a massive compared with properties that guzzle fuel to heat them.

The Bronagh English tragedy also features on the front page of the Irish Daily Star, as well as Liverpool's quest for the Premier League title, which they can secure today if they come out with at least one point against Spurs.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with Gregg Wallace revealing he was left suicidal after a string of claims that he behaved inappropriately on MasterChef.

President Michael D Higgins was among more than 250,000 people who said their last farewell to Pope Francis before his coffinw as closed yesterday, the Irish Daily Mirror reports.

The Herald points out that Liverpool is on the brink of history as they pursue their 20th Premier League title, as well as reporting on gangland crime boss Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch spending the majority of his general election campaign war-chest on social media advertising.

Police have issued just one appeal for information about a Co Down man, accused of rape, who disappeared two years ago, according to the Belfast Telegraph.