Tales of the Tabs
Normally the tabloids shy away from the more serious news of the day, but not always. Today the Irish Daily Mirror leads with “37 Kids R.I.P. – Eighteen children killed violently or by drugs since 2000â€.
The Sun and The Star both go with front page stories concerning people more used to appearing on the backpages. In The Sun’s case it’s their exclusive that Ireland and Man Utd player John O’Shea is to wed his long-term girlfriend Yvonne just days before the World Cup stars. But before we all put in a one-off order for VIP magazine we need to note that, according to a source, “It’s not going to be one of those big glitzy footballer affairs.†Talk of affairs already? Blimey.
The Star goes for “Back from the Deadâ€, and features an interview with Shane Duffy who is celebrating getting out of hospital a week after his collision with the Ireland Amateurs goalie during a freak accident as he prepared for last week’s international friendlies at the RDS. “I’m so happy to be alive,†he says. “It was crazy to be told I nearly died.
