What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Ellen O'Donoghue

A variety of stories feature on Saturday's front pages, including multiple on Storm Amy.

The Irish Times lead with tax cuts in Tuesday's 2026 budget being ruled out and gardaí being frustrated by gangland criminals having enhanced security measures, including fortified doors and bulletproof glass, which slow their entry during surprise raids.

The Irish Examiner lead with tax bands remaining unchanged in Budget 2026, 6,500 hotel rooms already being booked for the 2027 Ryder Cup, and the Taoiseach claiming that Catherine Connolly could cause "serious" damage and impact on the Irish economy by likening German rearmament to the 1930s.

The Echo lead with Don O'Leary, a past member of Cork City Council and former director of the Cork Life Centre, passing away aged 68.

The Irish Independent lead with the woman convicted of gun offences who was employed in Catherine Connolly's Dáil office in January 2019, attending the Ard Fheis of Éirígí that month.

The Herald lead with a court hearing that a teenager drove a stolen car at 200km/h.

The Irish Daily Star lead with Storm Amy and gardaí appealing for people not to take part in a viral AI prank after victims panicked and called 999.

The Irish Daily Mail lead with companies owned by former GAA manager and businessman Séamus 'Banty' McEnaney and his family members having been paid more than €231 million for housing asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees.

The Belfast Telegraph and Irish Daily Mirror lead with Storm Amy.