The Front Pages
After 38 years of waiting, the families of the 14 victims of Bloody Sunday have received justice.
The headline on the front of the Irish Times is a quote from British Prime Minister David Cameron’s official confirmation that all victims and injured parties were innocent. It reads, “On behalf of our country I am deeply sorry.â€
Mr Cameron’s apology came after the Saville inquiry affirmed the victim’s innocence and runs across all major broadsheets front pages. The Irish Examiner reads, “It is justice at last.â€
The report from the inquiry said that, “none of the dead had posed a threat (to the Parachute Regiment) and the actions of the soldiers were totally without justification,†as reported in the Irish Independent.
Meanwhile, the pressure is continuing to mount on Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny. 14 members of the party have yet to publicly support or take to the anti-Kenny side before the vote on his leadership goes ahead today.
The Irish Independent says that these members will decide the fate of Mr Kenny who already has 29 declared supporters from the party.
Five things you might not know about Enda Kenny can be read here.
Tales from the Tabs
A porn star has claimed that Tiger Woods is the father of her nine-year-old child according to a report published in The Sun.
The story broke on a website after Devon James (29) claimed she had a two and a half year fling with Woods and subsequently fathered her child in 2001.
A US source for The Sun said: “She says Tiger is the father of her child – and she’s insistent about it.”
Oh no. The migraine inducing sound of the vuvuzela has been developed into an iPhone app.
Downloaders will now be able to blow their horns by a touch of their screen. The Star confirms what we’ve all been dreading; more irritating racket during the World Cup.
A Dutch technology firm called Moblio is offering free downloads from its website or Apple’s iTune store.
You can read about how Google are catching up with rivals Apple in the mobile market by clicking here.
The Sports Pages
It is speculated in The Star that Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard will be playing side-by-side at the Bernabeu next season.
Jose Mourinho is understood to be eager to bring the England international duo to Real Madrid in deals which would total £110 million.
A club source said last night: “There will be a couple of signings in the next two weeks but the big names will arrive after the World Cup.
“This is not madness. Rooney would be perfect for Real Madrid because of his hunger and desire.
“It is not impossible to sign him. People said that initially about David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo, but they both made the move.
“In football nothing is impossible for Florentino Perez.â€
