{"id":608237,"date":"2026-08-29T11:50:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/608237\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T11:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:50:21","slug":"what-the-papers-say-saturdays-front-pages-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/608237\/","title":{"rendered":"What the papers say: Saturday&#8217;s front pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A trial over an alleged breach of the Official Secrets Act and the potential use of AI to tackle wrong-way driving are among the stories on Saturday&#8217;s front pages.<\/p>\n<p>An alleged mole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/civil-servant-to-face-non-jury-trial-over-alleged-leaks-to-foreign-country-1945602.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">accused of leaking sensitive Irish government information<\/a> to a hostile foreign power will be tried in the non-jury Special Criminal Court. The Irish Times leads with this story.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1101\" width=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945735\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Junior transport minister Sean Canney has suggested AI could be used to help tackle dangerous driving, the Irish Examiner leads with this story.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"862\" width=\"552\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945736\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Carbon tax hikes could be stalled in Budget 2027, the Irish Independent reports.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"758\" width=\"581\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1788004217_90_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945737\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The HSE has defended featuring a speaker on helping men to lactate for &#8216;sexual gratification&#8217; at a breastfeeding conference, the Irish Daily Mail reports.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1223\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945740\"\/><\/p>\n<p>People in Doonbeg, Co Clare, have been asked to help with accommodating garda\u00ed for the visit of US president Donald Trump in September, the Irish Daily Star reports.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1179\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1788004218_424_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945741\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mirror leads with a story on an Irish woman who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/irish-couple-found-dead-in-jacuzzi-at-spanish-resort-1944380.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">found dead in a hot tub in Spain with her husband<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1225\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1788004219_409_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945743\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Herald leads with a story on Garda attempts to deal with joyriders.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1259\" width=\"953\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1788004219_843_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945746\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former Northern Ireland secretary Patrick Mayhew personally vetoed a self-confessed paedophile being brought to justice, the Belfast Telegraph reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"756\" width=\"568\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1788004220_378_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945748\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish News leads with a story on unapproved weight loss drugs available in the North.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"789\" width=\"601\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1788004221_792_what-the-papers-say-saturday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945750\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/world\/prime-minister-andy-burnham-to-abstain-in-assisted-dying-vote-next-month-1945584.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Assisted dying legislation<\/a> and a US threat to the Falklands are among the stories on Britain&#8217;s front pages.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MZHemingway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@MZHemingway<\/a><br \/>Saturdays UK Tabs for the 29th of August 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TomorrowsPapersToday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TomorrowsPapersToday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IA5uU5EDxb\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/IA5uU5EDxb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helen O&#8217;Driscoll (@boggywood) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/boggywood\/status\/2093454416938696749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MZHemingway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@MZHemingway<\/a><br \/>Saturdays UK Papers for the 29th of August 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TomorrowsPapersToday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TomorrowsPapersToday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cPqGQioTgL\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/cPqGQioTgL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helen O&#8217;Driscoll (@boggywood) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/boggywood\/status\/2093453949370306616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A trial over an alleged breach of the Official Secrets Act and the potential use of AI 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