What the papers say: Saturday's front pages
James Cox
Aughinish Alumina and the Ireland vs Israel match are among the topics that feature on Saturday's front pages stories.
Groundwater beneath the Aughinish Alumina refinery in Co Limerick contains contaminants that are up to 4,700 times the thresholds permitted under law, an Irish Times investigation has found.
Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief executive David Courell warned that a “security failure” at the Ireland vs Israel game would “reflect badly on the State”, as he insisted that a decision on how the game should proceed “should not be solely for the FAI to determine", the Irish Examiner reports.
An additional public service pay day this year will cost the Exchequer €500m and is being funded from a €1bn emergency reserve, the Irish Independent reports.
The recent heatwave caused serious issues at Irish hospitals, the Irish Daily Mail reports.
The Irish Daily Star and The Herald lead with Daniel Kinahan facing trial in Ireland after his failed Dubai extradition appeal.
The Irish Daily Mirror leads with tributes to Glen Hansard.
In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with the families of Paddy Mackin and Eamon MacMahon appealing for truth about their 1983 execution.
The Irish News leads with Hamas' pledge to disarm if Israel halts its strikes on Gaza.
The UK front pages lead with a range of stories.
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The New York Times and The Washington Post lead with the migrant crisis in the Spanish territory Ceuta.
