{"id":66744,"date":"2025-10-08T08:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/66744\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T08:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:57:08","slug":"what-the-papers-say-wednesdays-front-pages-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/66744\/","title":{"rendered":"What the papers say: Wednesday&#8217;s front pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Budget 2026 dominates the front pages of Wednesday&#8217;s papers.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Times leads with middle-income earners missing out as public spending rises sharply.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"855\" width=\"569\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759913827_734_what-the-papers-say-wednesday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1816503\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Examiner leads with working couples missing out in the budget as big developers set to benefit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"851\" width=\"556\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759913827_483_what-the-papers-say-wednesday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1816504\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Echo leads with money allocated towards projects in Cork following Wednesday&#8217;s budget.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"843\" width=\"669\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759913827_60_what-the-papers-say-wednesday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1816505\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Independent leads with comments from a cafe owner as she hails the vate rate cut announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"674\" width=\"521\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759913828_674_what-the-papers-say-wednesday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1816506\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Herald leads with the trial of Jozef Puska&#8217;s family, as his wife failed to disclose she was told of Aishling Murphy&#8217;s murder.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"723\" width=\"550\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759913828_320_what-the-papers-say-wednesday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1816507\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mail says the budget will lead to further pressure on Fianna F\u00e1il leader Miche\u00e1l Martin following Jim Gavin&#8217;s presidential campaign ending.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"718\" width=\"549\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759913828_767_what-the-papers-say-wednesday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1816508\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Mirror leads with the likes of McDonald&#8217;s set to benefit from the Vat rate cut in the budget.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"732\" width=\"566\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759913828_188_what-the-papers-say-wednesday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1816509\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Star leads with the funeral of three members of the same family in Co Louth.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"716\" width=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759913828_949_what-the-papers-say-wednesday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1816510\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Budget 2026 dominates the front pages of Wednesday&#8217;s papers. 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