What’s on the front page of The Irish Times?
The Irish Times front page this morning 02/12/24 reports on the Republic of Ireland’s general election.
- Sinn Féin favourite for second place in election.
SINN Féin were favourites to secure second place in the Republic’s general election on Sunday night, but with a Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil coalition still remaining the most likely next government.
- Tributes to Chloe after ‘tragedy’ at nightclub. Tributes have been paid to a young woman who died after falling unconscious alongside another woman at a Belfast nightclub.
The deceased has been named locally as Chloe Ferris, from the west Belfast area. Aged in her 20s, Ms Ferris was a beautician who worked in the Newtownabbey area.
‘BBC won’t pull Gregg Wallace show’ & ‘French government on brink of collapse’ – Paper Talk UK
Tuesday’s tabloids continue coverage of the Gregg Wallace scandal – reporting that he has since apologised for his comments that his accusers are just “middle-class women of a certain age”. Several papers report MPs want a cultural change at the BBC, noting this is another in a string of allegations made against a BBC presenter, whilst other headlines reflect news that the BBC will continue to air his show MasterChef, despite the growing list of accusations.
The prime minister’s foreign policy speech at the Lord Mayor’s banquet on Monday has provoked contrasting reactions from the press.
International news also finds a place on the UK front pages this morning. Donald Trump has threatened to release and pardon January 6 rioters, in response to Joe Biden issuing a ‘full and unconditional’ pardon to his son Hunter Biden.
There are fears that the French government is about to collapse after the French prime minister pushed through his ‘austerity’ budget.
The latest Premier League gossip dominates the back pages.
