Hot weather across Ireland and Europe, and Jeffrey Donaldson’s convictions are among some of the topics on Wednesday’s front pages. The Irish Examiner lead with the public being warned to stay safe in the heatwave, young asylum seekers potentially facing age examinations, and a golfer being ordered to pay a victim €25,000 after a “vile” campaign. The Irish Examiner lead with the heatwave across Ireland and Europe, only one return order to the UK having been signed, alcohol treatment cases being up 19 per cent
in three years and a quarter of disabled children in State care living in “exile”. The Irish Independent lead with State agencies being warned to take “urgent action” to bring derelict properties into use or sell them if they want to avoid tax bills that could impact their deliv-ery of ser-vices. The Echo lead with Catherine Corless, who uncovered the mass burial of children at the former mother and baby institution in Tuam, calling on Cork people to help protect the grounds of the Bessborough
former home, and athlete Phil Healy’s retirement. The Herald lead with the Riad Bouchaker trial hearing claims that he went into “blackout” after being refused social welfare. The Irish Daily Mail lead with rural road maintenance being “in crisis” after fuel inflation caused many local councils to blow through their budgets. The Belfast Telegraph lead with claims by DUP figures that they were previously told former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson was a sex pest. Don-ald-son was con-victed this week of 18 child sex abuse charges,
includ-ing one charge of rape, against two women when they were chil-dren. The Irish Daily Mirror lead with Taoiseach Micheál Martin slamming Jeffrey Donaldson for “destroying the innocence of kids”. The Irish Daily Star lead with a mass arson attack on Ryanair staff.
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