What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Ellen O'Donoghue

Tommy Fleming announcing he is gay and the latest RTÉ payment scandal are just some of the topics featured on Saturday's front pages.

The Irish Times lead with a building tycoon suing John Magnier and his stud business, and the Defence Forces considering the use of AI weapons.

The Irish Examiner lead with there being 1,000 domestic abuse reports a week last year, RTÉ's latest payment scandal resulting in a meeting with the media minister, and singer Tommy Fleming revealing that he is gay.

The Irish Independent lead with "runaway price increases" in staple household food items, diesel and a pint of stout since 2021.

The Herald lead with a tenant sharing a Dublin house with a couple, not knowing that his housemates were secretly running an online drugs business.

The Irish Daily Mail lead with a man who was convicted of the murder of a man in 1979 canvassing with the Sinn Féin byelection candidate in Dublin Central.

The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star both lead with Tommy Fleming coming out as gay.

The Belfast Telegraph lead with an investigation into a controversial Northern Ireland "brand-building" company potentially taking another two years to conclude.