Here are the Irish newspaper headlines on Thursday June 3rd…
The Irish Times leads with ‘Lone gunman kills 12 in UK during three-hour attack’
The paper documents how a British taxi driver, Derrick Bird, took his own life after a ‘wild shooting spree’ in Cumbria.
The paper also says a study finds that the notion of coffee making you more alert may just be an illusion.
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The Irish Independent also leads on the Cumbria massacre with the headline ‘He was a nice guy, he must have snapped’
The story describes Derrick Bird as the ‘ordinary granddad who became a serial killer’.
The paper also reports that disgraced Anglo boss, Sean Fitzpatrick, has vowed to clear his name and reports the Taoiseach is under fire as Senator Ivor Callely fails to explain his expenses.
Also on the front page is the news that Minister for Foreign affairs, Michael Martin, may be set to expel an Israeli official following forged Irish passports being used by assassins who killed a Hamas official in Dubai.
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The Irish Examiner has a picture of Derrick Bird with the headline ‘Massacre’
The paper documents how Bird chillingly told a friend ‘you won’t see me again’ before embarking on a shooting spree in the UK.
It also reports that nine new legal highs have replaced banned headshop drugs.
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The Irish Daily Mail leads with: “13 dead. 25 injured”.
Its focus is also Derek Bird’s gun rampage.
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The Mirror has the front page caption: “Massacre – 12 Dead In Killer Cabbie’s 3 Hour Gun Rampage”
The newspaper also tells us that all Grainne Seoige wants is half her house following her marriage break-up and Rafa Benitez is to be sacked as Liverpool manage with Roy Hodgson favourite to take over.
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The Sun quotes Derrick Bird with: ‘There’s Going To Be A Rampage’
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The Irish Daily Star has the headline: “Blood Bath”
The paper reports that Derrick Bird shot 12 dead and killed himself after friends called him a mummy’s boy.
The newspaper also reports that Grainne Seoige and her ex-husband Stephen Cullinane are to go on holiday together.
