{"id":554221,"date":"2026-07-17T10:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/554221\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:37:17","slug":"what-the-papers-say-fridays-front-pages-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/554221\/","title":{"rendered":"What the papers say: Friday&#8217;s front pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Irish State agencies using Russian password technology and Aer Lingus job cuts are among the stories that feature on Friday&#8217;s front pages.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Irish State agencies are using password software with deep links to a Russian technology company licensed by Moscow\u2019s intelligence service, an Irish Times investigation has found.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1101\" width=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1927999\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Up to 500 jobs are at risk at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/business\/up-to-500-jobs-at-risk-at-aer-lingus-1927590.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aer Lingus<\/a> as it cuts \u201cpoor-performing routes\u201d, the airline has said. The Irish Examiner and Irish Independent both lead with this story.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"675\" width=\"456\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928002\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" height=\"759\" width=\"577\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784284631_330_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928003\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Echo leads with a story on \u20ac20 million allocated to Co Cork for flood relief schemes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"666\" width=\"549\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784284632_367_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928004\"\/><\/p>\n<p>More than 6,300 people have been on Jobseeker&#8217;s Allowance for a decade or more, the Irish Daily Mail reports.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1233\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928007\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Star leads with a story on a man who was spared jail after a bomb &#8216;joke&#8217; at Dublin Airport.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1213\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784284633_624_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928008\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mirror leads with a story on a sexual abuse case.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1225\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784284633_829_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928009\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Sun leads with a story on a National Lottery shake-up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"802\" width=\"617\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784284634_807_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928010\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Herald leads with a story on Enoch Burke&#8217;s uncle being jailed for fraud.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1279\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784284634_594_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928011\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the North, The Irish News leads with a story on the PSNI investigating a &#8216;loyalist hate crime&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"800\" width=\"628\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784284635_316_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928013\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on children convicted of sex offences in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"750\" width=\"573\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784284635_808_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928014\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The main stories on Friday&#8217;s UK front pages are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/world\/no-10-backs-calls-for-fifa-probe-after-argentina-players-wave-falklands-banner-1927933.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England&#8217;s World Cup exit<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/world\/andy-burnham-to-pledge-to-be-unashamedly-labour-when-he-becomes-party-leader-1927956.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Burnham<\/a> preparing to take over as British prime minister.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MZHemingway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@MZHemingway<\/a><br \/>Fridays UK Papers for the 17th of July 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TomorrowsPapersToday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TomorrowsPapersToday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/byVfzBdNL1\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/byVfzBdNL1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helen O&#8217;Driscoll (@boggywood) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/boggywood\/status\/2077869297003589916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MZHemingway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@MZHemingway<\/a><br \/>Fridays UK Tabs for the 17th of July 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TomorrowsPapersToday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TomorrowsPapersToday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQBPSKxCVp\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/tQBPSKxCVp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helen O&#8217;Driscoll (@boggywood) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/boggywood\/status\/2077867883053658483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New York Times leads with a story on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/world\/canadian-wildfire-smoke-turns-air-hazardous-in-the-us-1927804.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian wildfire smoke leading to hazardous air conditions in the US<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1816\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784284636_411_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928021\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/world\/trump-alleges-meddling-by-china-and-deep-state-cover-up-in-2020-election-1927925.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0used a primetime TV address to the nation to claim \u201csinister\u201d meddling by\u00a0China\u00a0and a \u201cdeep state\u201d cover-up over his 2020 defeat to\u00a0Joe Biden\u00a0as he pressed demands for stricter voting rules ahead of key elections in November. The Washington Post leads with this story.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1681\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784284637_687_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928023\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Irish State agencies using Russian password technology and Aer Lingus job cuts are among the stories that feature&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":426681,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60],"class_list":["post-554221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}