Thursday's front pages focus on a range of stories from a man found dead while sleeping rough in Dublin city centre yet to be identified to the Government making a U-turn on accommodation in Carlow.
The Irish Times reports gardaí and housing authorities have yet to identify the man found dead while sleeping rough in Dublin city centre in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The Irish Examiner leads with a piece about families being offered shelter at a Carlow premises, after the Government axed its plans to house single male asylum seekers in a rural setting.
The Echo lead with a piece about two mental health centres in Cork rating below the required levels of compliance in 2023.
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— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) January 11, 2024
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— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) January 11, 2024
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In the UK, the Post Office Horizon IT scandal continues to dominate the front pages of the UK’s newspapers on Thursday.
The Daily Express brand their front page with the word “Justice” while joining the The Guardian in saying Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to introduce legislation to ensure victims of the scandal have their convictions overturned.
Daily Express: Justice! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/j143XIwEPi
— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 10, 2024
The Guardian: Hundreds of Post Office victims
to get convictions overturned #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/okBe15Qqn8— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 10, 2024
The Prime Minister is promising a new law within weeks in order to overturn the convictions given to the subpostmasters, according to the Financial Times and the Metro.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 11 January https://t.co/THFXMGYDp7 pic.twitter.com/LKrv765WIN
— Financial Times (@FT) January 10, 2024
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
JUSTICE BY SPECIAL DELIVERY...
🔴 'All cleared by the end of the year' with £600k plus £75k upfront for many #Tomorrowspapertoday pic.twitter.com/p5oMvqzJmt— Metro (@MetroUK) January 10, 2024
The Daily Telegraph says Post Office investigators were offered cash incentives to prosecute subpostmasters during the Horizon IT scandal.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Post Office handed out bonuses for convictions'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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The Daily Mirror and The Times relay words from subpostmaster Alan Bates, who said it is “about time” the victims received justice, but said payout plans will not make up for the suffering they had to endure.
Thursday's front page: It's not enough https://t.co/cL375EnSGR#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/GDdHoam5oz
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 10, 2024
The Times: UK accuses Iran after rebels fire at warship #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/8IWDJFT5Xx
— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 10, 2024
The Daily Star demands Mr Bates, who fought for justice for subpostmasters for 21 years, is knighted after his fight for those wronged by the scandal.
Thursday's front page: Arise! Mr Bates #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/JZ5cA6mOt4 pic.twitter.com/JKJy8SKfdX
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 10, 2024
The Independent asks “why did it take a TV show to clear 736 subpostmasters?” while the i leads with increasing pressure to “punish Post Office scandal firm”.
Thursday's front page: Pressure grows to punish Post Office scandal firm, as victims will be cleared#TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest by @RichardVaughan1 @poppyeh: https://t.co/nR7j3u9mRR pic.twitter.com/trSrXV3GDg— i newspaper (@theipaper) January 10, 2024
The Daily Mail says a new battle will begin as people who were not convicted but were “hounded” by the Post Office were made an initial offer of just £75,000.
Daily Mail: £75,000 deal sparks new battle with
Post Office victims #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/lp3iE5pH5f— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 10, 2024
And, in other news, The Sun says the wife of Manchester City star Kyle Walker, Annie, has left the footballer after “years of torment”.
On tomorrow's front page: Cheat Kyle Walker is dumped by long-suffering wife Annie Kilner and moves out of £2.4m mansion https://t.co/I1IMSIP1cM https://t.co/I1IMSIP1cM pic.twitter.com/47NL5MzlNe
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 10, 2024
