The Front Pages
It’s a bit of a mixed-bag on the front pages this Monday morning. The most popular story is about clinical trials on a jab that is believed to halt breast cancer. It’s a world-wide story, although a number of the Irish papers have picked it up.
Here’s how some of the main headlines read:
‘One jab can prevent breast cancer, claims scientist’ – The Irish Independent.
‘Ahern rules out granting asylum seekers right to work’ – The Irish Times.
‘Stud chief claims €67k in expenses’ – The Irish Examiner
‘Mortar bid pay see PSNI bases re-fortified‘ – The Irish News
The Examiner’s main story looks at how an audit of the Irish National Stud found that former chief executive John Clarke accounted for 60% of the total staff travel expenses bill for most of 2008. It also revealed that 23% of his expenses did not have supporting receipts.
The Irish Times’ story meanwhile highlights Dermot Ahern’s surprise withdrawal of a long-awaited immigration bill and his rejection of the idea to give asylum seekers the right to work. He cited the current economic climate as the main factor in his decision.
Big news on the front cover of The Irish News is that police stations across Northern Ireland may have to be re-fortified due to fears that dissident republicans have perfected the use of mortar bombs. A number of failed attacks have taken place in recent months and a device was successfully launched at Strand Road PSNI station in Derry on Friday.
