What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Wednesday's Front Pages
Wednesday's front pages: The Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, Belfast Telegraph, Irish Daily Mail and Irish Daily Star
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Tributes to former journalist Charlie Bird feature on the front pages of many Irish newspapers following his death from motor neuron disease.

The Irish Times has a photo and tribute to Bird on its front page. It also reports that a Dublin resident sought a payment of €50,000 in “consultancy” fees from a developer in exchange for withdrawing a planning objection to the expansion of a new apartment block.

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The Irish Examiner reports that sex abuser Bill Kenneally told gardaí in a 1987 meeting about his abuse of teenage boys, but “heard nothing” from officers again on the matter until 25 years later.

The HSE suffered an IT glitch that weakened the security around patient data, according to the Irish Independent.

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The Irish Daily Mail covers the growing pressure on Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers after she attempted to distance herself from the referendum defeats.

The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star lead with tributes to Charlie Bird from the Stardust families.

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The Belfast Telegraph reports that £5.5 million (€6.4 million) has been spent on consultants for the Casement Park redevelopment project "before a single brick has been laid" at the GAA stadium.

Comments by Conservative donor Frank Hester and the police investigation at a funeral parlour in Hull feature strongly on the front pages of the British newspapers.

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The Guardian says Mr Hester’s remarks about Labour MP Diane Abbott have been described as “racist and wrong” in a statement from Downing Street after mounting pressure.

The i says British prime minister Rishi Sunak has bowed to the pressure from within the party to condemn the remarks while The Independent says Ms Abbott has reported the “frightening” comments to the police.

Rwanda returns to the front pages as The Times concentrates on a new deal which would see failed asylum seekers offered up to £3,000 to leave the UK for the African country.

Labour leader Keir Starmer is the focus of The Daily Telegraph, which says he has promised a vote on legalising assisted dying if Labour win the next general election.

The Daily Express turns its attention to former prime minister Boris Johnson, saying he will be campaigning to protect “hard won” Brexit freedoms.

Away from politics, the Daily Mirror says 1,000 people have contacted police concerned about their deceased relatives in the investigation of the Legacy funeral parlour in Hull, described by police as a “truly horrific incident”.

The Daily Mail asks simply “what have they done with our loved ones’ bodies?”.

Three people have been arrested following the collapse of a care home firm, according to the Metro.

The Sun says TV star Paul O’Grady left £125,000 in his will to look after his five pet dogs, as well as £500,000 to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

An unexpected rise in US inflation is the lead in the Financial Times.

And the Daily Star concentrates on the decline of table manners in “Piggy Britain”.

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