What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

Ellen O'Donoghue

An arson attack in Dublin features heavily on the first front pages of the year in Ireland.

The Irish Times lead with submarines off the Irish coast being tracked by sonar buoys.

The Irish Examiner lead with consumers betting to beat the cost of living crisis.

The Irish Daily Mail lead with media minister Patrick O'Donovan not believing the TV licence fee is broken.

The Belfast Telegraph lead with the State Papers.

A Dublin arson attack is the lead story on The Herald, Irish Independent, Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star.