What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

Ellen O'Donoghue

A variety of stories feature on Irish front pages on Thursday morning.

The Irish Times lead with Beaumont hospital's waiting list funding being suspended, an autistic man's mother claiming he has been kept in a psychiatric unit for five years because the HSE has been unable to source an appropriate care facility for him, and Department of Transport officials having warned Minister of State Seán Canney not to attend a Tesla event earlier this year.

The Irish Examiner lead with a publican speaking out after his staff were threatened online after a far-right politician claimed rally attendees were asked to leave his bar, schools being able to purchase their own phone pouches, Cork needing two new fire stations, and anxiety among undocumented Irish in the US, despite the Trump administration denying plans to send illegal immigrants to Guantanamo Bay.

The Echo lead with a report saying that at least two new fire stations are needed in Cork city by 2035, and a public consultation opening for the Mary Street, Douglas Street, and White Street public realm enhancement scheme.

The Belfast Telegraph lead with migrant families in Ballymena planning to leave Northern Ireland after their homes were attacked during riots.

The Irish Daily Mail and the Irish Independent both lead with the Government fast-tracking legislation to expand Rent Pressure Zones nationwide to save renters from rent hikes.

The Irish Daily Mirror lead with the undocumented Irish in the US fearing potential deportation to Guantanamo Bay as Donald Trump ramps up his war on immigration.

The Irish Daily Star and The Herald both lead with the widow of murder victim Jason Hennessy Snr being ordered by a judge to pay more than €11,000 for the care of her four XL bully dogs, which were seized after one escaped and terrorised gardaí.