What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages
Ellen O'Donoghue
Storm Chandra features on almost all Irish front pages in some capacity on Wednesday.
The Irish Times lead with mortgage drawdowns reaching their highest level since 2008, the worst of Storm Chandra not being over, and the State's technology regulators saying they need extra resources.
The Irish Examiner lead with the Government moving to ban scrambler bikes, four gardaí acquitted of attempting to pervert the course of justice having their suspensions lifted, and Cork's Lord Mayor admitting to using AI to write his speeches.
The Irish Independent lead with the number of owner-occupiers moving home having fallen to its lowest level since 20214.
The Echo lead with drivers in Cork City losing 4.5 days a year in traffic jams, and the Mayor of Cork saying he is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to write his speeches.
The Irish Daily Mail lead with hospitals hiring medics who are not qualified to work in Ireland.
The Herald, Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star lead with the court appearance of an 18-year-old man who is accused of dangerously driving a scrambler, causing the death of a 16-year-old girl in Dublin.
The Belfast Telegraph lead with a family in Derry saying they will have to leave their home following a “cowardly sectarian attack”.
