What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

Eva Osborne

The conflict in Iran dominates the front pages of Irish newspapers yet again on Tuesday.

Fears of a protracted and complex war deepened as missile strikes were exchanged by countries across the Gulf yesterday, pushing the Middle East into a new chapter of volatility, The Irish Times reports.

New taser guns provided to gardaí have yet to be discharged nearly three months into a new pilot project, according to the Irish Examiner.

While tasers have been drawn as a de-escalation tool four times since mid-December, gardaí and Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan confirmed they have yet to be used.

The Echo leads with a Cork family who travelled to Dubai for the 'holiday of our dreams' being among thousands of Irish citizens stranded as airstrikes in the Middle East continue to ground flights out of the city's airport.

The "big wave" is yet to come in the war with Iran, US president Donald Trump warned as concerns mounted over a prolonged conflict that could spread through the Middle East, the Irish Independent reports.

The Irish Daily Mirror leads with energy bills in Ireland potentially rocketing as the war in the Middle East spreads across the region.

A man who died after he tried to save six people who were struggling in a deadly rip current was hailed as a hero at the inquest into his death yesterday, the Irish Daily Star reports.

Thousands of Irish citizens have registered with the Government as being 'stranded' in the Middle East in order to be prioritised for future evacuations, according to the Irish Daily Mail.

The Herald reports on a 79-year-old man being jailed for 10 years for raping a teenage girl in her own bed over 30 years ago.