The murder of four-year-old Mason O’Connell-Conway by his stepmother dominates the front pages of Ireland’s papers

The HSE has issued an apology following the death of a woman after she used a home-birth pool provided by the HSE, reports the Irish Examiner.

Cork councils are considering their use of the X platform following the sexualised deepfakes from its AI chatbot Grok, reports The Echo.  containing child sexual abuse material.

The family of Mason O’Connell-Conway, 4, have questioned why he was in the care of his father John Paul O’Connell and killer stepmother Tegan McGhee

The Irish Daily Mirror also covers the story of Mason O’Connell-Conway, looking at the “evil stepmum” Teghan McGee

Irish Daily Star leads with Mason’s story, also showing a picture of his mother alongside the four-year-old and his step mother.

Michael Flatley has been accused of trying to hijack the Lord of the Dance tour to fund his debts and lifestyle, according to the Irish Daily Mail.

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has spent nothing on fire safety advertising campaigns over the past three years according to the Belfast Telegraph

Ottoline Spearman

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