Claire Byrne & Ivan Yates review the newspapers here with a text summary of the headlines below..
The Irish Independent’s front page says “Thousands still in dark over X-ray fiasco”
The newspaper’s lead story says 58,000 scans from tallaght Hospital, Dublin were not read by consultant radiologists during a four-year period.
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The Irish Times leads with “Innovation taskforce says 120,000 jobs can be created”
The paper has seen the report of the body which is to be published tomorrow and says changes in bankruptcy law, extra CAO points for math and a significant upgrade of broadband are among the recommendations.
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The Irish Examiner has leads with the headline “Murder Plot” alongside a picture of Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks.
The paper says one of Ireland’s leading Islamic leaders is blaming brainwashing for the arrest of 7 people yesterday following a murder plot to kill the cartoonist behind the cartoon of the prophet Mohammed in 2005.
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The Mirror has “Al-Qaeda Murderer Plot Foiled” on its front page
The paper says seven arrested as extremists target cartoonist
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The Sun has a picture of Lar Vilks on its front page with the caption “$100,000 for his life”
The newspaper says Gardai swooped on suspected Al-Qaeda assassins.
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The Star has leads with “You’ve saved My Life”
The Star reports that cartoonist Lars Vilks has thanked Gardai after the seven murder plot arrests.
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The Irish Daily Mail leads with “Killed By The Bungling HSE”
The paper says one patient is dead and another fighting for their life after another misdiagnosis scandal.
