What the papers say: Friday's front pages

Fri, 18 Apr, 2025 - 06:48

Eva Osborne

A range of stories feature on the front pages of Irish newspapers on Friday.

The Irish Times leads with short-term letting platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com facing millions of euros in fines under regulations aimed at freeing up properties for long-term housing requirements.

A third of road deaths so far this year were people under 30, the Irish Examiner reports.

The front page of The Echo features a story on members of Cork City Fire Brigade attending an overnight fire in a derelict former Magdalene laundry.

The Irish Independent leads with a piece on the HSE probing allegations of financial and corporate governance issues at the country's lead charity for blind people - Vision Ireland.

The Irish Daily Star reports on the inquest into the death of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch's newphew's death.

The inquest heard Eddie Hutch died from an overdose of methadone at his home in Dublin’s north inner city last year at a time his family believed he had stopped taking drugs.

The Irish Daily Mail also reports on Airbnb and other short-term rental providers facing the possibility of fines under new rules targetting illegel lettings.

A priest has been arrested on suspicion of aatempted sexual communication with a child, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

The front page of The Herald features the Eddie Hutch inquest, as well as Manchester United come back to secure a scarcely believable 5-4 extra-time win against 10-man Lyon to reach the Europa League semi-finals.

In the UK...

The front pages of UK newspapers are dominated by the Supreme Court ruling that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex.

The front page of today's Daily Telegraph:

'UK’s biggest bank vows ‘solidarity’ with trans workers'#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qdoonyx5Lp

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 17, 2025