{"id":419550,"date":"2026-04-27T07:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/419550\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T07:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:06:14","slug":"what-the-papers-say-mondays-front-pages-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/419550\/","title":{"rendered":"What the papers say: Monday&#8217;s front pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the stories making headlines this Monday.<\/p>\n<p>While investigations are continuing into the shooting that caused chaos at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday night, US president Donald Trump remains adamant the event should be rescheduled and that he will deliver his intended speech, according to The Irish Times.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"766\" width=\"555\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777273571_933_what-the-papers-say-monday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1892180\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ireland continues to \u201clanguish\u201d at the bottom of the EU table for defence expenditure, despite much-heralded increases in budgets by the last two governments, the Irish Examiner reports.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"852\" width=\"571\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777273571_713_what-the-papers-say-monday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1892182\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Echo leads with homelessness in Cork reaching another record high, according to new figures.<\/p>\n<p>There were 787 adults in emergency accommodation in Cork in March this year, up from 760 the month before.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"902\" width=\"712\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777273572_413_what-the-papers-say-monday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1892186\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former Fianna F\u00e1il TD Jim Glen\u00adnon\u2019s con\u00adnec\u00adtions with Daniel Ramamoorthy go back over a dec\u00adade when he worked on the advis\u00adory board for his firm Tree\u00adhouse Co, according to the Irish Independent.<\/p>\n<p>Glen\u00adnon has admit\u00adted he was the former TD who wrote a ref\u00ader\u00adence for sex offender Ramamoorthy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"648\" width=\"495\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777273572_19_what-the-papers-say-monday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1892188\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mirror leads with former RT\u00c9 presetner Caitriona Perry saying she dived for cover when a gunman opened fire at a dinner attended by US president Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"655\" width=\"495\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777273573_115_what-the-papers-say-monday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1892192\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dubravko Ostojic was at Galway District Court on Sunday charged with the assault of his mother Milena (65), the Irish Daily Star reports.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old was denied bail after his mother suffered fatal wounds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"653\" width=\"511\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777273573_956_what-the-papers-say-monday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1892196\"\/><\/p>\n<p>All parties should do an audit of their TDs\u2019 record of provid\u00ading char\u00adac\u00adter ref\u00ader\u00adences in crim\u00adinal tri\u00adals, Aont\u00fa leader Peadar T\u00f3ib\u00edn has said, after former TD Jim Glen\u00adnon was revealed as the per\u00adson who gave a char\u00adac\u00adter ref\u00ader\u00adence for a man con\u00advicted of sexu\u00adally exploit\u00ading a boy.<\/p>\n<p>Refer\u00adring to how the former Fianna F\u00e1il TD gave a ref\u00ader\u00adence to a dis\u00adgraced former gov\u00adern\u00adment adviser, T\u00f3ib\u00edn told the Irish Daily Mail: &#8220;Such court ref\u00ader\u00adences should be registered by parties and put on pub\u00adlic record.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"648\" width=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777273574_651_what-the-papers-say-monday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1892197\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After revealing himself as the TD who wrote a ref\u00ader\u00adence for sex offender Daniel Ramamoorthy, his press statement said he would not be doing any interviews, according to The Herald.<\/p>\n<p><img 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