Emails revealing a power struggle over the 'new Nphet', flight price hikes and an alleged plot to sabotage the Eurovision feature on Ireland's front pages this morning.
The Irish Times reports a High Court judge has found that the contentious sale of Siteserv to businessman Denis O’Brien during the financial crisis was based on “misleading and incomplete information” that the building services company provided to the former Anglo Irish Bank.
Serious tensions between Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, his top civil servant Robert Watt and chief medical officer Tony Holohan over an advisory group to replace Nphet are laid bare in newly released emails seen by the Irish Independent.
The Irish Examiner says employers across the country are to be inundated with pay hike demands from workers struggling to bear the cost of inflation which is now at a 22-year high, also noting "heart-break" for Brooke Scullion after her performance for Ireland failed to make the Eurovision final.
Russian cybercriminals are planning to sabotage tomorrow's Eurovision Song Contest to stop red-hot favourites Ukraine from grabbing glory, The Irish Sun alleges.
The Irish Daily Mail reports the price of flights has almost doubled over the last year, with Ryanair and Aer Lingus warning of more fare hikes as the cost of fuel soars.
Covid-19 outbreaks in Cork nursing homes more than tripled in the third wave of the pandemic, according to a new HIQA report on the front page of The Echo.
In Northern Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph reports that taxpayers face paying out more than £94,000 (€110,480) a week in wages to MLAs and ministers even if the Stormont Assembly is not sitting.
In Britain, the front pages are led by reports the country's foreign secretary will suspend parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol and more fines from the Metropolitan Police over Downing Street parties.
The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and the Daily Express lead on the tension over the treaty.
📰 The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Frost: PM must brave it out over Protocol'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/koJc3LN1ax pic.twitter.com/oHcSRYfDf8
— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) May 12, 2022
Friday’s Daily EXPRESS: “Defiant Truss …We’ll Rip Up Brexit Border Deal” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/hkX9qiirnD
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) May 12, 2022
The Guardian adds that a delegation of US Congressmen will travel to the UK to intervene, and the i reports Lords are also pressuring Liz Truss away from the move.
Guardian front page, Friday 13 May 2022: US team flies in amid fears over Northern Ireland deal pic.twitter.com/74Hb1GxdSZ
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 12, 2022
Lords try to delay Truss from tearing up Brexit pact. Friday’s @theipaper front page #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #skypapers #brexit pic.twitter.com/zE1HI6nE3p
— Tim Alden (@timaldi) May 12, 2022
The Daily Mirror front features the latest from partygate, with the Metropolitan Police issuing a further 50 fines on Thursday.
Tomorrow's front page - The home of UK's worst Covid law-breakers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/KX7t4SHq4n
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 12, 2022
The British prime minister wants to axe 91,000 civil service jobs to make savings amid the cost-of-living crisis, according to the Daily Mail.
Friday’s Daily MAIL: “91,000 Civil Service Jobs Will Be Axed” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/37VoAxRzDi
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) May 12, 2022
A warning from Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt over the Tories’ prospects at the next general election is front of The Times.
Friday’s TIMES: “Tories risk losing next election, Hunt tells PM” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/v6bo9QbI79
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) May 12, 2022
The Sun leads on the damehood given to Deborah James as she remains in end-of-live care.
On tomorrow's front page: Inspirational Deborah James awarded Damehood after raising millions for charityhttps://t.co/ZYsJTFp7cx pic.twitter.com/mixsXLGFPH
— The Sun (@TheSun) May 12, 2022
Metro says Russian soldiers have killed unarmed Ukrainians by shooting them “in the back”.
🚨 SHOT IN THE BACK
📰Unarmed Ukrainians killed as they walk away #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/npmHgpsZjN— Metro (@MetroUK) May 12, 2022
The Financial Times reports on problems for cryptocurrency as Tether loses its link to the dollar.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Friday May 13 https://t.co/PTBdwTiyb8 pic.twitter.com/jBASLmucxL
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 12, 2022
And the Daily Star says a worker has won a pay-out after his boss “mocked him for being bald”.
Tomorrow's front page: Keep yer hair on! https://t.co/p79LDSD2Qw #tomorrowspapertoday pic.twitter.com/jYfmszSswv
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 12, 2022
