Sunday's front pages focus on a range of stories from the latest opinion poll showing a slump in support for Sinn Féin to Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney being in line for payments of €200,000 if they do not contest the next general election.
The Business Post leads with support for Sinn Féin dropping four points to 23 per cent, leaving the party just one per cent ahead of Fine Gael as campaigning for the local and European elections reaches its climax, according to the latest Business Post/Red C poll.
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🗞️ No new funds for underperforming hospitals under new plan pic.twitter.com/AF6Z8JA8fp— Business Post (@businessposthq) May 26, 2024
The Irish Mail on Sunday reports that Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney could be in line for payments of €200,000 if they do not run in the next general election.
In today’s paper:
- Varadkar and Coveney’s €200k golden parachutes
- Memo urged McEntee to deport asylum seekers
- Cillian: I see my Oscar and think ‘what the f***!’
And lots more … pic.twitter.com/XRNpVQ8Bgq— Irish Mail on Sunday (@IrishMailSunday) April 6, 2024
The Sunday Independent reports that checks at the border with Northern Ireland have increased in recent weeks.
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Today's front page story ➡️ https://t.co/iq9wBWIRMa pic.twitter.com/wVrWuR8kFP— Sunday Life (@TheSundayLife) May 26, 2024
In the UK, the General Election and the FA Cup final dominate the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers.
Pictures of Manchester United’s victory at Wembley feature on several front pages, but it is the Conservatives’ plan for a form of national service which dominates the headlines.
The Sunday Telegraph says British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the plan for 18-year-olds to serve in the armed forces for a year or carry out community service will engender a “renewed sense of pride in our country”.
The front page of tomorrow's Sunday Telegraph:
'PM: I will bring back National Service'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/4imnIJLDwL— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 25, 2024
The Sunday Times reports 30,000 full-time positions will be made available in the military or in cyber-security training as it rounds up the latest campaign news.
SUNDAY TIMES: Tory plan for all 18-year-olds to do National Service#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/z9Rgne72Ou
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) May 25, 2024
Both the Mail on Sunday and Sunday Express opt for the same headline with the Prime Minister’s vow to bring back national service.
MAIL ON SUNDAY: Rishi: I'll bring back national service#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SMJ8Bhzmkt
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) May 25, 2024
The Observer looks elsewhere on the election trail as it focuses on an interview with shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, who accuses the Tories of making £64 billion of unfunded spending commitments.
THE OBSERVER: Reeves slams 'reckless' Sunak over £64bn tax cut pledges#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/cI5s9b57An
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) May 25, 2024
Away from the election, the Sunday Mirror and the Sunday People lead with the news TV presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langford are divorcing after 14 years of marriage.
Sunday's front page: Ruth and Eamonn split https://t.co/qvFhFpg2R9 pic.twitter.com/Qi77lIQSVn
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 25, 2024
SUNDAY PEOPLE: Eamonn & Ruth split shock#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/sKO3PmpiaW
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) May 25, 2024
And the Daily Star Sunday recounts the tale of a woman who suffered amnesia after a sexual encounter.
Sunday's front page: Did the Earth move for me? https://t.co/ggciiH4jLL #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SkYb9wXXkn
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 25, 2024
