US President Donald Trump and the Arts Council failed IT project dominate Ireland's front pages on Thursday morning.
The Irish Times lead with a story about Jesuits naming 15 deceased members who were accused of child abuse, a story about Trump being in talks with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, and a story about the Cabinet being told that the Arts Council breached rules on a €6.5 million IT system.
The Irish Examiner lead with stories about Trump's peace plan for Ukraine sparking concerns, an OECD report that suggested an alternative to rent pressure zones, the Arts Council spending millions on an unsuccessful IT project, the father of a boy who was killed by a driver in Cork speaking out after the driver's conviction, and a story about the DPP appealing the sentence given to the man who killed UL student Joe Drennan.
The Echo lead with a story about the Lord Mayor of Cork calling for towing to be reinstated to help tackle illegal parking, and a story about progress being made in tackling dereliction.
The Irish Independent also lead with a story about millions of euros in losses accrued by the Arts Council in pursuit of an unsuccessful IT project.
The Irish Daily Mail lead with a story about Donald Trump saying he has started talks with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
Micheál Martin's St Patrick's Day trip to the White House leads the Irish Daily Mirror.
The Irish Daily Star, however, lead with a story about Michael Healy-Rae being "designated survivor", as he is one of only two Government ministers in Ireland on St Patrick's Day.
The Herald lead with a story about a syndicate of Penneys staff winning €250,000 in the lotto.
British newspapers
US President Donald Trump and the prospect of peace talks in Ukraine dominate the front pages in Britain on Thursday.
The Financial Times, The UK Independent and the Daily Mirror UK lead on Mr Trump’s announcement that peace talks will begin “immediately” following a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail UK and The Guardian reveal Ukraine could be dealt a “huge blow”, with any potential peace deal involving Russia keeping annexed territory.
The Times UK says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described his own call with Mr Trump as a “meaningful conversation” where they talked about “opportunities to achieve peace”.
The Daily Star UK stays in the Oval Office, focusing on Elon Musk’s four-year-old son and his White House appearance.
The Daily Express leads on UK Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s warnings to the British Prime Minister, telling him to put UK national interests above European human rights laws.
British PM Keir Starmer is reportedly planning his first cabinet reshuffle, according to The i Paper, but UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ job is said to be safe.
The Daily Telegraph reports a Nigerian woman who failed eight times to get an asylum bid was granted the right to stay after joining a terrorist group to help her application.
The Metro splashes on news no alcohol will be allowed at the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Lastly, The Sun leads on Katie Price’s son Harvey, who she says will go on weight-loss drug Ozempic to help treat a rare genetic condition which means he is always hungry.
