Friday's front pages are dominated by the expulsion of two Irish diplomats from Moscow and Dr Tony Holohan's secondment to Trinity College.
The Irish Times reports that Dr Holohan's secondment was signed off on by head of the Department of Health, Robert Watt.
The Irish Examiner leads with the expulsion of two Irish diplomats from Russia, along with a story on the advisory group that will replace the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet).
The Irish Independent reports Dr Holohan's salary will be €30,000 higher than other Trinity professors.
The Irish Daily Mail also leads with the expulsion of the two diplomats, along with comments from Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond, who has been calling for the expulsion of all Russian diplomats from Ireland.
The Irish Sun leads with a story on Russian troops killing civilians in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
The Irish Daily Star leads with the midlands rape trial verdict, in which a jury convicted four men of a range of sexual assaults of a teenage girl in a car six years ago.
The Irish Mirror leads with the fall-out from the expulsion of two Irish diplomats from Russia.
The Echo leads with a story on refugees being welcomed to Cork.
In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a Stormont whistleblower case.
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Here's a look at the front page of the Belfast Telegraph this morninghttps://t.co/3AlGJmrP8Y
#Tellitlikeitis pic.twitter.com/w5TbXofj8x— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) April 8, 2022
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak's wife’s tax status continues to lead Britain's papers on Friday.
The Independent leads on what has been called the “breathtaking hypocrisy” of Mr Sunak on his family’s tax status, while The Guardian says his wife may have avoided £20 million on her bill.
Friday’s Independent: ‘Breathtaking hypocrisy’ of Sunak on tax status #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/w1XTFuVm0t
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) April 7, 2022
Guardian front page, Friday 8 April 2022: Sunak's wife may have avoided £20m in UK tax pic.twitter.com/xUeaE2eMub
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 7, 2022
The chancellor’s allies are claiming the leaks regarding the tax controversy are coming from Number 10, according to The Daily Telegraph, while The Times says Mr Sunak fears a “hit job”.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Sunak allies claim No 10 is undermining Chancellor'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/omtZgEmAzE— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 7, 2022
Friday’s Times: Sunak fears revelations over wife are ‘hit job’ #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/hystcsYIku
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) April 7, 2022
The Daily Mirror says taxpayers have paid £50 million to Akshata Murty’s company, while the chancellor’s response is front page of The Sun.
Tomorrow's front page: We have paid Sunak wife firm £50m #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/58rsH5qMBF pic.twitter.com/rJutc5bpYZ
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 7, 2022
On tomorrow's front page: Rishi Sunak today accused Labour of a dirty tricks campaign against his wife - branding their tax attacks "unpleasant smears". https://t.co/zgbdiyJygU pic.twitter.com/m0IcxDV8HJ
— The Sun (@TheSun) April 7, 2022
Meanwhile, the i says Mr Sunak blocked plans to ease the cost-of-living crisis, while the Daily Express reports the high bills could continue for three years.
EXC: Sunak vetoed extra help on energy bills. Friday’s @theipaper front page #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #skypapers #sunak #energy pic.twitter.com/JSVQQmuOxU
— Tim Alden (@timaldi) April 7, 2022
Friday’s Daily Express: Not another energy bills shock! #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/elmXMs1paX
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) April 7, 2022
The UN has “finally” acted on human rights abuses by Russia, according to Metro.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
HUMAN RIGHTS PARIAH
🔴 UN finally acts against Russia#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/VZtF9KtOIE— Metro (@MetroUK) April 7, 2022
The Financial Times leads on a call for a war crime inquiry from aluminium producer Rusal.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 8 April https://t.co/aD6EAy2tU2 pic.twitter.com/r3iFRnbQgZ
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 7, 2022
UK health secretary Sajid Javid has told the NHS to protect single-sex spaces, according to the Daily Mail.
Friday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/8z6jABzhVx
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) April 7, 2022
And the Daily Star reports customers have stripped shelves of crisps ahead of a recipe change.
Tomorrow's Daily Star front page: Packet inhttps://t.co/UOLSrdPK2y pic.twitter.com/Lx7u6dfFJR
— Daily Star (@dailystar) April 7, 2022
