The Irish News front page 04/12/2024
The front page of The Irish News this morning leads with news that veteran republican Marian Price is to sue Disney+ for defamation.
- Veteran republican Marian Price is to sue Disney+ for defamation after she was depicted killing mother-of-ten Jean McConville more than 50 years ago. Ms Price, who is also known as Marian McGlinchey, has denied firing the shots that claimed the life of the widowed mother more than 50 years ago.
- Rugby legend Sinfield touches down at St Paul’s as part of MND campaign that has raised over £15m.
- An arson attack on a home in the Tiger’s Bay area of north Belfast in which three children were among five people to escape has been branded as “absolutely appalling”. A family of five were inside their home when it went on fire during the arson late on Monday night.
‘South Korea martial law crisis’ & ‘Labour tax u-turn?’ – Paper Talk UK
South Korea’s political crisis leads many papers this morning as President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law before the country’s parliament rejected the move. It caused a night of chaos and fear for South Korea and now the president is facing calls for his resignation and calls for impeachment.
The tabloids continue their coverage of the Gregg Wallace scandal as more allegations come to light. The papers report the latest allegations that Wallace groped contestants on MasterChef.
The October Budget has ongoing coverage as the papers speculate on a potential U-turn.
Pictures of the royal family – mostly Princess Kate, make many of the front pages as she returned to royal duties last night following her cancer treatment.
