Here are the Irish newspaper headlines on Wednesday May 26th…
The Irish Independent’s main headline reads “Gardai on trail of drug kingpin’s €200m pile”
The newspaper says 700 police officers were involved in yesterday’s operation to smash a drug-trafficking and money-laundering empire which stretched across 4 continents and was headed by a Dublin criminal.
The paper also has a large picture of Yvonne Keating and reports that her husband Ronan returned home for the night last night.
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The Irish Times also leads with “Major Irish drug supplier held after international operation”
The newspaper says 34 were arrested in the raids by 700 police officers across 5 countries.
The paper has a stunning front-page image of a hot air balloon in the sunset in Birr, County Offaly, last night.
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The Irish Examiner has the headline “Ireland’s top drug trafficker arrested in Spain”
The paper also focuses on those police raids, the aim of them it says was to smash the money-laundering operation of Ireland’s biggest criminal.
The paper’s main image is of 2-year-old Cork toddler Ella O’Brien who has become an internet sensation and clocked up 940,000 views of her singing on YouTube. The video, world-famous blogger Perez Hilton says, ‘will melt your heart’.
The Mirror has the headline “Face-Off” on its front page
The paper again leads on Ronan Keating’s marriage difficulties and has a picture of the Boyzone front man talking to his wife Yvonne yesterday.
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The Star has the headline “€400m Drugs Empire Busted”
The newspaper leads on the multi-country operation organised by ‘Gardai to swoop on a massive drugs gang and high-profile gang leaders.
There is also a picture of Ronan Keating playing golf with his three children on the front page
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The Sun leads with “Cheryl Divorces Ashley”
The paper focuses on the marriage of another popstar – Cheryl Cole, who it says has filed divorce papers against her love rat husband, Ashley Cole.
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The Irish Daily Mail leads with “Irish Mafia Gang Busted”
The top story is the major Garda swoop on an organised crime gang which lead to 34 arrests in 3 countries. The paper says the man at the top is the ‘boss of bosses’.
