{"id":485990,"date":"2026-06-06T10:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/485990\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T10:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:26:16","slug":"what-the-papers-say-saturdays-front-pages-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/485990\/","title":{"rendered":"What the papers say: Saturday&#8217;s front pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rotunda Hospital\u2019s clash with the Coalition over private maternity care and Katie Taylor&#8217;s fight confirmed for Croke Park make the front pages of Saturday&#8217;s papers.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Times leads with the Rotunda Hospital doubling down on its defiance of a Government order to stop public-only consultants treating private patients in a challenge to public health policy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"810\" width=\"548\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1909964\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Examiner leads with Tech giant Anthropic\u2019s call for a pause in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) dismissed as a \u201cclever marketing trick\u201d by an Irish expert in AI accountability.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"809\" width=\"531\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780741573_531_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1909965\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Independent leads with fake weight loss drugs, as most\u00a0medicines seized this year bear \u201cno resemblance\u201d to authorised versions, sparking fears that consumers are being sold fake drugs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"695\" width=\"531\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780741574_85_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1909966\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mail reveals Oireachtas Committee chairs are seeking to boost their pay by up to \u20ac10,000.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"687\" width=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780741574_305_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1909967\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Herald and the Irish Daily Mirror lead with the fatal stabbing of Qayyum Balogun in Dublin, as the trial reveals 14 men chased the victim.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"683\" width=\"522\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780741575_549_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1909968\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"680\" width=\"524\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780741575_599_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1909969\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Star leads with Katie Taylor&#8217;s fight confirmed at Croke Park on September 5th.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"683\" width=\"529\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780741576_596_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1909970\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rotunda Hospital\u2019s clash with the Coalition over private maternity care and Katie Taylor&#8217;s fight confirmed for 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