The Israel-Hamas war dominated Friday's newspapers, with Tánaiste Micheál Martin's trip to Israel making a number of front pages.
Israel is discussing a short ceasefire in attempts to negotiate the return of the 50 Hamas hostages, The Irish Times reports.
The Irish Examiner leads with comments from the Tánaiste in Israel, as he warned that war will radicalise more people.
The Tánaiste was confronted by an Israeli mayor over Ireland's calls for Israeli restraint in the their bombardments of Gaza, the Irish Independent reports.
The Echo leads with a story on a 46-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to stealing more than €45,000 from an elderly woman with dementia for whom she was acting as a carer. She has been jailed for two and a half years.
The Irish Daily Star lead with a story on a prisoner who was allegedly attacked by a prison officer.
Friday’s front page pic.twitter.com/kE0f1mMP8H
— Irish Daily Star (@isfearranstar) November 17, 2023
The Irish Sun and Irish Daily Mail lead with Ryan Tubridy's new role with Virgin Radio UK.
The front page of today's Irish Sun. pic.twitter.com/xRYpCnJLBo
— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) November 17, 2023
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The Herald leads with a story on a garda hunt for burglars who stole €500,000 and a handgun in Dublin.
In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on fears of violence due to loyalist tension.
Nearly 400 Police Ombudsman cases will not be completed, The Irish News reports.
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Friday’s UK front page headlines are a mixed bag, spanning politics, police affairs, problems at the British Ministry of Defence and more.
The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph continue to cover the fallout of the Conservative Party’s failed bid to have migrant flights to Rwanda cleared by the Supreme Court.
The Mail criticises “unelected Lords” for a plot to block the policy, while the Telegraph outlines sacked UK home secretary Suella Braverman’s plan to get planes heading to Rwanda.
Friday’s Daily MAIL: “Unelected Lords plot to block Rwanda law that could end scenes like this” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DFxJGJmZl1
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 16, 2023
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Braverman: My plan to get Rwanda flights off the ground'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/6e7GQ96KT7— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 16, 2023
The Daily Express called on the UK government to toughen up laws for “thugs dishonouring Britain’s heroes” after protesters climbed on the Royal Artillery Memorial in London.
Front Page - We must end this desecration of our war dead#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/kAW1DiOQTs pic.twitter.com/ebcTMjvVX7
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) November 16, 2023
The Financial Times opted to lead UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt eyeing tax plans to lift Tory poll ratings.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 17 November https://t.co/gpC0Ra6i94 pic.twitter.com/rI17hpzgMy
— Financial Times (@FT) November 16, 2023
The i and The Times focus on a possible benefits crackdown for those who refuse to take on work.
Friday’s i - “New benefits crackdown if jobless don’t accept work” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/NhpF6QS0US
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 16, 2023
Friday’s TIMES: “Look for a job or lose free NHS medicines” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Y02uWNg5Be
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 16, 2023
Police have admitted they “failed stalked murder victim” Gracie Spinks, according to the Metro.
Friday’s METRO: “We Failed Stalked Murder Victim” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/h3KpTGENX9
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 16, 2023
The Guardian reports that senior female staff have reported a culture of “sexual assault and harassment” at the UK Ministry of Defence.
Friday’s GUARDIAN: “Senior female staff report sexual assault and harassment at MoD” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/p78IXCGDXp
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 16, 2023
The Daily Mirror rolls back the years with a front page on model Christine Keeler, one of the central figures in the Profumo affair in the early 1960s, and her son’s fight to clear his mum’s name.
Friday's front page: Christine Keeler's son: I'll clear mum's name https://t.co/S6rhWf7AN9#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/OrFreMqTKc
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) November 16, 2023
The Sun’s front page warns of “PC gone mad” with police warned that using the term policeman could violate the law.
On tomorrow's front page: Fury as police force warns staff that using the word ‘policeman’ could be breaking the lawhttps://t.co/vVYYuE0qgw pic.twitter.com/KdD40ZWQBq
— The Sun (@TheSun) November 16, 2023
And the Daily Star leads with a headline lambasting a Bank of England boss who is supposedly fuming over a staff pay rise.
Friday's front page: The Plank of England#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/I87wd09GgF
— Daily Star (@dailystar) November 16, 2023
