8.10am It Says in the Papers

Now Lisa Pereira is here with a look at what it says in today's papers. The Taoiseach and Tánaiste were forced to intervene to defuse the row over RTE funding. That's according to the Irish Times. The paper reports that following those contacts with Minister for Media Patrick O'Donovan, there was a hastily arranged meeting with RTE Board Chairman Terence O'Rourke and Director General Kevin Backhurst. Afterwards, both sides sought to de-scale tensions, de-escalate tensions. Senior government figures told the Irish Times that the €20 million withheld from RTE is likely to be restored if reforms are on track. I only wanted to kill my father and brother. That's the headline on the front of the Irish Daily Mirror. In common with most other papers, it covers the trial of Robert O'Connor, who's accused of the triple murder of his mother Louise, father Mark and brother Evan at their home in Dundalk in 2025. The court heard that Robert told Gardie he'd had a row over drugs, lost his head and only meant to kill his father and brother, but not his mother. O'Connor, aged 32, of Drumgauna, Louth village, pleaded not guilty of murder by reason of insanity or guilty of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility. The fly Dubai co-pilot suspected of trying to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv was immersed in the manosphere and referred to women as rotten meat. That's in the Irish Times. A judge has said she's not convinced that last month's attack on Kerry TD Michael Healy-Ray was clearly politically motivated, but rather an alleged general attack on a person who happened to be an elected representative. Ms. Justice Kathleen Nochter yesterday rejected Garda objections to bail for 51-year-old Anthony Foley. He's accused of punching Mr. Healy Ray in the face through the window of the TD's car as it was stopped in traffic outside the Coombe Hospital. Ms. Justice Nochter rejected Garda concerns that granting bail would lead to another serious offence targeting a politician. That story's on the front of the Irish Examiner. Alex Ferguson has forgiven Roy Keane. That's according to the front page of the Irish Sun. The report is based on the former Manchester United boss's new book, Games of My Life. In it, he recalls the 1999 Champions League semi-final against Juventus when, despite picking up a yellow card, Keane dragged United back from 2-0 down to win the game 3-2. It was his greatest night in red, says Ferguson. The two fell out after a fiery team meeting in 2005, and Keane later described Brian Clough and not Alex Ferguson as the best manager he'd played under. But describing the Juventus match, Ferguson writes, he poured every ounce of his being into that game. It deserves to be passed down through the generations. The Examiner carries a 16-page supplement on pensions this morning. There's seemingly no aspect of pensions it doesn't cover, including the surprising fact that many of us have pensions we don't even know about. At least 500 million euro worth, according to the pensions authority. The paper also advises on how to prepare to live to 100, which, given Ireland's demography, will soon become normal. It was catastrophically idiotic to say I was a