As the working week draws to a close the newspapers cover energy bill supports, the cost of the new children’s hospital and the dramatic arrest of a Kinahan associate on the Costa del Sol.
The Irish Times leads with the latest on the Government’s plans to support businesses with their energy costs. Ministers are considering how best to support firms facing soaring bills without giving millions of euro to companies that are not feeling pressure.
Homeowners are having to pay up to 20 per cent more to insure their properties as the cost of rebuilding homes has risen by more than €50,000 in the past year, the Irish Examiner reports.
The Irish Independent reports that parents could receive a 25 per cent reduction in childcare bills “within months” as ministers enter the final stages of budget negotiations.
The Irish Daily Mail covers the ballooning cost of the new national children’s hospital in Dublin, with €1 billion already spent.
The arrest of Kinahan-associate Johnny Morrissey on money laundering charges makes the front of the Irish Daily Mirror.
The Echo reports on a credit card scam sweeping Cork that uses unwitting taxi drivers as accomplices.
The Belfast Telegraph continues with its royal coverage ahead of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday.
The British papers also continue to cover the lead up to the funeral.
The Daily Express, Metro and Daily Mail carry comments made by the Prince William to one mourner at Sandringham House in Norfolk, in which he…
