{"id":434903,"date":"2026-05-06T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/434903\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:46:11","slug":"what-the-papers-say-wednesdays-front-pages-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/434903\/","title":{"rendered":"What the papers say: Wednesdays front pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rising household costs and investigations into Meta make the front pages of Wednesday&#8217;s papers.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Times leads with the ceasefire in Iran under threat after they launched missiles and drones at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the second consecutive day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"806\" width=\"543\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-the-papers-say-wednesdays-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1896109\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Examiner leads with Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n opening investigations into Meta&#8217;s META.O Instagram and Facebook over concerns EU users cannot easily control what they see online and may be steered by algorithms into highly personalised feeds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"607\" width=\"378\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778060769_305_what-the-papers-say-wednesdays-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1896110\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Echo leads with a Cork drone food delivery service being the subject of an enforcement file by Cork City Council.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"607\" width=\"508\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778060770_126_what-the-papers-say-wednesdays-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1896111\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Independent reveals rising food, energy, and health insurance costs, meaning the average household has seen costs rise by \u20ac2,000 a year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"695\" width=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778060770_912_what-the-papers-say-wednesdays-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1896112\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mail leads with the trial of an off-duty Garda who was drinking and driving 109km\/h when he fatally struck a hurling coach.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"693\" width=\"538\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778060770_742_what-the-papers-say-wednesdays-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1896113\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mirror also leads with this trial, as the wife of the victim told the garda he is a &#8220;coward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"684\" width=\"531\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778060771_386_what-the-papers-say-wednesdays-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1896114\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Star leads with criticism of Gerry Hutch&#8217;s comments on immigration, as he called for immigrants to be interned.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"680\" width=\"542\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778060771_530_what-the-papers-say-wednesdays-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1896115\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rising household costs and investigations into Meta make the front pages of Wednesday&#8217;s papers. 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