{"id":142345,"date":"2025-10-24T08:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T08:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/142345\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T08:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T08:35:16","slug":"what-the-papers-say-fridays-front-pages-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/142345\/","title":{"rendered":"What the papers say: Friday&#8217;s front pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voting begins in the Presidential election, and Soldier F found not guilty for murders on Bloody Sunday make the front pages of Friday&#8217;s papers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Irish Times<\/strong> leads with Catherine Connolly retaining a strong lead in the opinion polls as voting begins in the Presidential election.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"817\" width=\"552\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761294910_642_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1822783\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Irish Examiner<\/strong> leads with the Citywest riots, as fringe groups online are fuelling tensions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"819\" width=\"541\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761294912_818_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1822784\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Echo<\/strong> leads with a man found guilty of the murder of Kieran Quilligan in Co Cork last year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"817\" width=\"637\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761294912_968_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1822785\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Irish Independent<\/strong> leads with the younger voters set to vote for Catherine Connolly to become President.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"666\" width=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761294913_218_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1822786\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Belfast Telegraph<\/strong> leads with tears from family members of the victims of Bloody Sunday as Soldier F was found not guilty.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"730\" width=\"561\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761294913_665_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1822787\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Irish Daily Mail<\/strong> reveals fears of four more days of violence outside the Citywest hotel expected.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"735\" width=\"567\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761294914_921_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1822788\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Irish Daily Mirror<\/strong> leads with Catherine Connolly expected to win the Presidential election as voters go to the polls on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"740\" width=\"554\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761294915_973_what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1822789\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Irish Daily Star<\/strong> leads with the boyfriend of Asling Murphy, Ryan Casey, as he says the justice system let her down followiung the jailing of the Puskas family were jailed for their role in covering the murder.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"730\" width=\"571\" loading=\"lazy\" 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