What the papers say: Friday's front pages

Ellen O'Donoghue

The death of paedophile former sports coach Bill Kenneally in prison is among the topics featured on Irish front pages on Friday.

The Irish Times lead with gardaí investigating how a submachine gun fell out of a patrol car's boot, Zelenskiy warning that Moscow will burn too after strikes, and a tenant who was forced to "walk streets" after an illegal eviction.

The Irish Examiner lead with Cork Docklands work costing double the original estimate, the death of Bill Kenneally, and the HSE apologising over a farmer who died after a missed brain bleed.

The Echo lead with armed gardaí seizing drugs in Hollyhill and Cork solicitors planning to withdraw their services from the courts from next Monday.

The Irish Independent lead with terror groups using gaming sites and AI to radicalise children.

The Herald, Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star all lead with the death of paedophile Bill Kenneally in prison.

The Irish Daily Mail lead with the Department of Justice confirming it is investigating claims that solicitors were charging clients privately to represent them while also being paid under the legal aid scheme.

The Belfast Telegraph lead with the father of a boy who was a patient in a Co Antrim facility for vulnerable adults saying that he has asked his late son to forgive him "for him having to put a foot in Muckamore."