{"id":575624,"date":"2026-07-30T15:05:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/575624\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:05:40","slug":"what-the-papers-say-thursdays-front-pages-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/575624\/","title":{"rendered":"What the papers say: Thursday&#8217;s front pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Glen Hansard&#8217;s death is the lead story on Thursday&#8217;s front pages.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Times, Irish Examiner and Irish Independent lead with the death of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/glen-hansard-the-oscar-winner-who-never-stopped-busking-on-dublins-streets-1933632.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oscar-winning musician and actor<\/a>, who died in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/oscar-winning-musician-and-actor-glen-hansard-dies-in-motorcycle-crash-1933274.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">motorcycle crash in Dublin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1101\" width=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785423932_822_what-the-papers-say-thursday-s-front-pages.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933824\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" height=\"675\" width=\"458\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/what-the-papers-say-thursday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933825\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" height=\"757\" width=\"577\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785423934_137_what-the-papers-say-thursday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933829\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Echo leads with a story on the decline in social home construction.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"677\" width=\"530\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785423934_870_what-the-papers-say-thursday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933830\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/entertainment\/rachel-zegler-and-chris-odowd-pay-tribute-to-one-of-the-greats-glen-hansard-1933793.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tributes to Glen Hansard<\/a> also feature on the front pages of the Irish Daily Mail, Irish Daily Star, Irish Daily Mirror, The Herald and the Irish Sun.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1223\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/what-the-papers-say-thursday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933831\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1221\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785423935_850_what-the-papers-say-thursday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933832\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1268\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785423936_76_what-the-papers-say-thursday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933833\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1219\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785423937_487_what-the-papers-say-thursday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933834\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" height=\"796\" width=\"611\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785423937_537_what-the-papers-say-thursday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933835\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a PSNI misconduct hearing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"754\" width=\"579\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785423938_298_what-the-papers-say-thursday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933838\"\/><\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/irish-president-leads-tributes-to-oscar-winning-musician-glen-hansard-1933797.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine Connolly&#8217;s tribute to Glen Hansard<\/a> features on the front page of The Irish News.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"793\" width=\"636\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785423938_367_what-the-papers-say-thursday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933839\"\/><\/p>\n<p>UK prime minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/world\/burnham-makes-emotional-pledge-to-end-care-crisis-that-has-gone-on-too-long-1933422.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Burnham&#8217;s pledge to reform social care<\/a> features on Thursday&#8217;s British front pages.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A second chance to see <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TomorrowsPapersToday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TomorrowsPapersToday<\/a> front pages for Thursday 30 July 2026 minus The Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3fbULxKYT0\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3fbULxKYT0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Clifford (@newcastlejourno) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/newcastlejourno\/status\/2082585089150460257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New York Times and The Washington Post lead with Dr Anthony Fauci&#8217;s refusal to answer questions at a Senate committee.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1816\" 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