The latest headlines dominating Saturday’s front pages in Ireland cover a range of topics – from officials directed to preserve files on awarding a mobile phone licence to Denis O’Brien 30 years ago to a Romanian man sentenced to life for the murder of Cork man Frankie Dunne. Fianna Fáil TDs also want to use the corporation tax windfall to tackle the housing crisis. Meanwhile, UK newspapers report the resignation of BBC Chairman Richard Sharp, with The Guardian and Financial Times noting how he was found to have broken rules by not disclosing his role in helping Boris Johnson secure a loan guarantee. The Daily Express leads with calls for Match of the Day host Gary Lineker to be barred from voicing political opinions, while The Times warns that an imminent nationwide strike by NHS nurses will put the safety of sick children at risk.
