The Front Pages
Is it all just false hope, or have we really turned a corner in recession Ireland?
“Recession is over but dole queues will continue to get longer,†reads the main headline in the Irish Times.
In fact, all of the major broadsheets echo the same CSO figures which confirmed yesterday that, “Ireland has officially emerged from recession,†as they put it in the Irish Independent.
Environment Minister John Gormley last night came under intense pressure to explain why a €350m project that would create 600 jobs is being held up while unemployment has risen to 13.4%.
The Irish Examiner spreads it nicely: “Recession over but…445,000 people out of work / Consumer spending falls / Business lending tightens / €350m decline in mortgages / House prices down by 2.8% / Further angry street protests.
Tales from the Tabs
Gordon Smart’s Bizarre column in The Sun reveals the love interests of famous virgin Nick Jonas.
The Jonas Brothers singer is currently starring as Marius in the hit London musical Les Miserables and has been knocking out a good time with some beauties.
He’s been on dates with some of the girls on the cast including Lucie Jones and Samantha Barks.
Nick previously dated Miley Cyrus but that was when he was still declaring his innocence.
The Sports Pages
“Manchester City are set to smash through the £100m transfer barrier for the second successive summer after snapping up £24m Spain World Cup star David Silva,†reads the first paragraph of the main sports story in The Daily Star.
Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure is likely to join Silva at Eastlands in a £27m move within the next 24 hours.
On the sports pages in the Indo, reports on Merseyside last night indicated that Roy Hodgson will today officially take over as the Liverpool manager on a two-year deal and Roger Federer lost his Wimbledon crown after suffering a shock quarter-final defeat to Tomas Berdych from the Czech Republic.
