What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages
James Cox
Heat pumps, Bessborough, and the legal aid dispute are among the stories that feature on Wednesday's front pages.
Heat-pump installations need to increase twentyfold and the pace of general home retrofits must at least double if targets to improve the energy efficiency of the country’s buildings are to be met, The Irish Times reports.
Cindi Bonny’s son Kevin was born in Bessborough in 1993, when she was 16. She kept him, despite extreme pressure to give him up for adoption. A year later, her daughter Zoei was born prematurely in Bessborough. She lived for just two days. Zoei was the last baby to be registered as dying in the care of the institution in Cork. The Irish Examiner leads with Cindi's story.
The Irish Independent leads with the legal aid dispute.
The Echo leads with a story over public claims over falls on Cork city paths.
People are waiting up to two weeks for GP appointments, the Irish Daily Mail reports.
The Irish Daily Star leads with the €8.2 million Lotto win, with the winning ticket sold at Barack Obama Plaza in Co Offaly.
The Irish Daily Mirror leads with a story on the French wildfires.
Gardaí fear a pensioner was murdered before his body was moved, The Herald reports.
In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on domestic abuse.
The Irish News leads with a story on UVF graffiti.
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 funeral of US senator Lindsey Graham.
