What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages
Ellen O'Donoghue
A variety of stories, including Dublin's MetroLink, feature on Irish front pages on Christmas Eve.
The Irish Times lead with the objectors to the MetroLink rail project being set to accept an offer from Transport Infrastructure Ireland to buy their homes, and the DAA suspending CEO Kenny Jacobs pending a new investigation.
The Irish Examiner lead with charities needing €1.3 million for auto-enrolment pensions and a young girl returning home from hospital for Christmas after losing both her legs in an accident.
The Irish Independent lead with Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien confirming that three bidders are set to tender for Dublin's MetroLink project.
The Irish Daily Star lead with a woman being released without charge after being arrested on suspicion of the killing of Daniel Aruebose.
The Irish Daily Mirror also lead with the woman quizzed over the muder of Daniel Aruebose being freed, as gardaí renewed their appeal over the Edenderry arson killings which claimed the lives of four-year-old Tadgh Farrell and his grand aunt Mary Holt.
The Irish Daily Mail lead with the Minister for Transport signing off on a €70,000 salary rise for the new CEO of Bus Éireann.
The Herald lead with Notorious gangland criminal Derek ‘Bottler’ Devoy stepping in after two alleged killers got into a prison punch-up.
The Belfast Telegraph lead with former UUP leader Doug Beattie urging the Presbyterian Chuch to dissolve all existing non-disclosure agreements amid the ongoing safeguarding scandal.
