{"id":577060,"date":"2026-07-31T11:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/577060\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:41:15","slug":"what-the-papers-say-fridays-front-pages-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/577060\/","title":{"rendered":"What the papers say: Friday&#8217;s front pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man harassing female councillors across the country and Allianz breaking their silence on Gaza make the front pages of Friday&#8217;s papers.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Times leads with Transport Infrastructure Ireland spending more than \u20ac9 million to acquire four homes beside a contentious MetroLink station site in south Dublin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"809\" width=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785498073_523_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1934308\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Examiner leads with a man claiming to be a paedophile with an interest in pre-teen children has been bombarding female councillors across the country with disturbing and persistent phone calls seeking to \u201cmake a confession\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"845\" width=\"552\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785498073_846_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1934309\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Echo leads with a teenager convicted of the murder of Barry Daly in Co Cork.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"846\" width=\"666\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785498074_890_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1934310\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Independent leads with Allianz denying claims it is complicit in Israel&#8217;s action in Gaza after a UN report alleging it is involved in sustaining and paying for Israel&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"698\" width=\"529\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785498074_418_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1934311\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mail also leads with female county councillors across the country harassed with calls from a man claiming to be a paedophile, with the anti-terror unit now involved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"692\" width=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785498074_164_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1934312\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star lead with tributes paid to Glen Hansard.<\/p>\n<p><img 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