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What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

Sunday's front pages
What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

A multi-billion euro plan to build an airport in Arklow, incoming Taoiseach Simon Harris' pledge to build 250,000 homes in five years, and potential exit payments for Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney, are among the stories on Sunday's front pages.

A plan to build a new airport in Arklow, Co Wicklow, makes the front page of the Business Post.

The Irish Independent leads with incoming taoiseach Simon Harris' pledge to build 250,000 homes over the next five years. He made the comments at the Fine Gael ard fheis in the University of Galway on Saturday.

The Irish Mail on Sunday reports outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister Simon Coveney could receive a combined €500,000 in exit payments if they decide to leave politics.

Daniel Kinahan is facing a €9 million fine over his illegal activities in US boxing, the Sunday World reports.

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is facing nine indecent assault charges along with rape and gross indecency charges, the Sunday Life reports.

 

British foreign secretary David Cameron’s warnings of famine in Gaza feature among a variety of stories in the UK's newspapers on Sunday.

The Observer says the Royal Navy was ordered to supply aid into Gaza as David Cameron warned the people trapped in Gaza are on the “brink of famine”.

The Sunday Times also references Mr Cameron, who warned that Britain’s support for Israel is “not unconditional.”

The Sunday Express takes words from UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, who has called for an end to the war in Gaza.

The Sunday Telegraph shares words from ex-ministers who say the UK is “failing to prepare for war”.

The Sun on Sunday reports Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak’s house was hit by thieves, stealing a car from the footballer’s house.

The Sunday Mirror leads with a story on the ITV show Coronation Street, in which bosses have reduced the number of actors who can appear in each storyline.

 

The Daily Star Sunday says seagulls are copying humans.

The New York Times leads with a story on huge medical fees facing patients in the United States, while insurance companies make record profits.

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