{"id":186441,"date":"2025-12-11T09:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/186441\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T09:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:45:11","slug":"what-the-papers-say-thursdays-front-pages-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/186441\/","title":{"rendered":"What the papers say: Thursday’s front pages"},"content":{"rendered":"

A variety of stories feature on Irish front pages on Thursday morning, including the release of CCTV footage of the fire attack on a home in Edenderry that killed a four-year-old boy and his grand-aunt.<\/p>\n

The Irish Times lead with a “dark vessel” having been seen near rogue drone activity in Dublin Bay, the Minister for Justice criticising the European Court of Human Rights’ deportation rules, and a surge in flu numbers putting pressure on the health system.<\/p>\n

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The Irish Examiner lead with Fianna F\u00e1il deputy leader Jack Chambers allegedly having been informed of the Jim Gavin tenant issue before he was selected as the party’s presidential candidate, a court hearing that a councillor asked a garda to “sort” a fine<\/a>, and food stocks potentially being negatively impacted if there were a serious attack or disruption at Dublin Port.<\/p>\n

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The Echo lead with 93 Cork families in Cork city spending Christmas in emergency accommodation, and a man charged with stealing cattle.<\/p>\n

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The Herald lead with Spanish officials believing they have enough evidence to bring criminal charges against Gerry Hutch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Irish Independent lead with fears over the US plan to demand five years of social media data<\/a> from those wishing to enter the country.<\/p>\n

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The Irish Daily Mail lead with an average of \u20ac1.3 million worth of wind energy being wasted every day since the start of 2025.<\/p>\n

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The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star lead with garda\u00ed releasing footage of a petrol bomb being thrown at a house in Edenderry, Co Offaly, causing a house fire that killed a four-year-old boy and his grand-aunt.<\/p>\n

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The Belfast Telegraph lead with staff at Belfast’s Grand Central Station reporting breathing difficulties due to diesel fumes from trains.<\/p>\n

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