{"id":519192,"date":"2026-06-26T08:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/519192\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T08:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:51:16","slug":"what-the-papers-say-fridays-front-pages-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/519192\/","title":{"rendered":"What the papers say: Friday&#8217;s front pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reaction to the heatwave across Europe and the gifts given by consultants at the Rotunda Hospital make the front pages of Friday&#8217;s papers.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Times leads with the heatwave across Europe, as the UN says this is caused by climate change.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"811\" width=\"585\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1918856\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Examiner leads with a tribunal on the Defence Forces, as apprentices in\u00a0the 1980s and 1990s were \u201ctortured, not trained&#8221;, according to members.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"845\" width=\"558\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782463873_709_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1918857\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Echo reveals Cork will not see contactless payments on public transport until at least 2029.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"844\" width=\"662\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782463874_410_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1918858\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Independent reveals the long-standing practice at the Rotunda Hospital, where some private obstetricians \u2018gifted\u2019 public-only doctors up to \u20ac1,500 to oversee the delivery and aftercare of babies at weekends is to end.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"696\" width=\"529\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782463874_415_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1918859\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mail leads with an NGO which supports migrants is set to have its funding paused.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"703\" width=\"541\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782463875_29_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1918860\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mirror and the Irish Daily Star lead with the man who was alleged to have murdered his wife outside an IPAS centre in Clifden, Co Galway, was found dead.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"683\" width=\"528\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782463876_594_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1918861\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"676\" width=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782463876_332_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1918862\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reaction to the heatwave across Europe and the gifts given by consultants at the Rotunda Hospital make 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