Thursday's papers are dominated by the possible lifting of Covid-19 restrictions and the fatal attack of a woman who had been out jogging in Offaly on Wednesday.
The Irish Times reports that the lifting of restrictions will be considered as the Government are 'cautiously optimistic' despite high case numbers.
Elsewhere, the Irish Examiner reports that the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill will pave the way for a powerful new regulator to oversee online communications.
The front page of today's Irish Examiner and @ExaminerSport
Subscribe now at: https://t.co/Bqu30PdVl7 pic.twitter.com/5wgr6q1sgW— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) January 13, 2022
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The Irish Independent, Irish Daily Mail, the Irish Daily Star, and the Irish Daily Mirror all lead with the fatal attack which took place in Offaly on Wednesday. A murder investigation was launched after a woman was killed in an attack while jogging along the canal bank at Cappincur, Tullamore.
Thursday’s front page pic.twitter.com/YSfCPR76P4
— Irish Daily Star (@IsFearrAnStar) January 13, 2022
Meanwhile, The Belfast Telegraph reports that up to 6,000 jobs could be lost in Northern Ireland as Stormont is in "turmoil".
Morning readers! Stay with @BelTel for all your breaking news. Here's a look at the front page of today's Belfast Telegraph:https://t.co/3AlGJmrP8Y
#Tellitlikeitis pic.twitter.com/mxNEgHFD9l— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) January 13, 2022
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In Britain, speculation over Boris Johnson’s future following his apology over attending a party during lockdown dominates the papers.
The Daily Telegraph covers tensions between Rishi Sunak and the prime minister and the fact the chancellor kept shy of a full endorsement of Mr Johnson after his apology.
TELEGRAPH: @RishiSunak leaves @BorisJohnson in limbo #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/12wjjfAuH9
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 12, 2022
The Times, Metro and the Daily Mail split their front pages between Mr Johnson and Andrew, after a US judge ruled a sexual assault trial could proceed against the latter.
THE TIMES: Defiant PM refuses to quit as polls slip further #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/XqyXw56uP3
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 12, 2022
Thursday's front page:
SORRY...NOT SORRY#TomorrowsPapersToday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/K6qU5GG4KX— Metro US (@MetroUS) January 12, 2022
Thursday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/3rFG2BzLvc
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) January 12, 2022
The Sun has prince Andrew in its top spot and says he is “trapped” by the judge’s ruling.
On tomorrow's front page: 'Damned Old Duke of York' - Prince Andrew WILL face court battle with accuser Virginia Roberts https://t.co/d0bp36ryn0 pic.twitter.com/YpXYwOMYsU
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 12, 2022
The Independent splashes comments from the Labour Party that Mr Johnson is “a man without shame”.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: ‘A man without shame’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/eNliJVGMhi
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 12, 2022
The i focuses on the anger from within Johnson’s own party.
Thursday's front page: Tories call on Boris Johnson to resign#TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest from @RichardVaughan1 @ChrisGreenNews @HugoGye @singharj: https://t.co/EEE3Esl0ri pic.twitter.com/2TxYz8xCA5— i newspaper (@theipaper) January 12, 2022
The Guardian says his future is on a ‘knife’s-edge’, with Conservative MPs speaking to the paper off-the-record to criticise him.
Guardian front page, Thursday 13 January 2022: PM's future on knife-edge after No 10 party apology pic.twitter.com/RTOPdWJLAE
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 12, 2022
The Daily Mirror runs lines from Keir Starmer as its headline.
Tomorrow's front page: Disgrace https://t.co/IMUC6TcXQi #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/aFkWxnod9Z
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 12, 2022
The Daily Express asks the Mr Johnson to prove he can deliver.
Tomorrow's front page: I'm sorry..... but now prove you can deliver for Britain #tomorrowsfrontpagetoday
Read more: https://t.co/VhYzrOiI03 pic.twitter.com/9sajf9Zpj6— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) January 12, 2022
And the Daily Star calls Mr Johnson an “amnesiac”.
Tomorrow's front page: And Bozo's not only one sweating #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/4ZogNaDk8p pic.twitter.com/73SQh2bPkK
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 12, 2022
