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What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

A variety of stories lead Saturday’s headlines.
What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

A variety of stories lead the front pages of Saturday’s newspapers.

The Irish Times reports that close to 30 per cent of the staff of Irish aid agency Goal are set to lose their jobs amid a financial crisis brought about by international funding cuts.

Tánaiste Simon Harris writes in the Irish Examiner that the Government wants to force social media companies to adopt age verification for users, with strong penalties to be imposed on online platforms that fail to do so.

Ryanair boss Micheal O'Leary tells the Irish Independent that he backs former European Commissioner Mairead McGuiness for the "makey-uppy" job of President of Ireland.

The Irish Daily Mail reveals that Michael Lowry's group of Independent TDs will secure significantly more speaking time in the Dáil that Fianna Fáil backbenchers.

An Irishman describes his experience of the Myanmar earthquake in the Irish Daily Mirror.

A man recklessly endangered his husband’s life when he sprayed him with lighter fluid and set fire to him in a domestic row at their apartment, The Herald reports.

A US trademark regulator has suspended almost two dozen applications linked to a controversial Co Antrim ‘brand building’ company, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

The Echo has the latest from a Cork rape trial involving a 15-year-old boy.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake centred in Myanmar, in which hundreds are feared dead, features on several of the British front pages.

The Daily Star and Daily Express splash on the tragedy, which also caused chaos in nearby Thailand.

The Independent also features images from the earthquake, as well as a story about 30 million UK air passengers being delayed between June and August due to air traffic control issues.

The Times says two parents have been arrested by uniformed officers after complaining about their child’s school.

FTWeekend focuses on an interview with Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, who says the idea of choosing between Europe and the United States is “superficial” and “childish”.

The Daily Mail brands the British government’s upcoming increases in energy, water rates and council tax as an “awful April.”

TV star Paul O’Grady thanked fans for their love and support in a video filmed 20 minutes before he died, the Daily Mirror reports.

The Daily Telegraph writes that Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has been accused of plagiarising his University of Oxford thesis, a claim he denies.

Lastly, The Sun writes Manchester City star Erling Haaland concussed a woman in the club mascot costume with a playful knock to the back of her head.

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