Wednesday's papers cover Government plans to reduce emissions, Phil Hogan's attack on Leo Varadkar, and Conor McGregor's Twitter spat with Paul McGrath.
The Irish Times leads with the Government's revised climate action plan, which will seek to curb car parking where public transport options exist and reduce the distance driven by motorists by a fifth
The Irish Examiner says the acting Minister for Justice Simon Harris has pledged additional resources for gardaí in Rathkeale, Co Limerick, to tackle feuding factions.
Former EU Commissioner Phil Hogan has launched a stinging attack on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar who he accused of abandoning his principles after he was elected Fine Gael leader, the Irish Independent reports.
New Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has banned ministers from bringing mobile devices to Cabinet meetings, according to the Irish Daily Mail.
The Irish Daily Mirror covers a Twitter spat between Conor McGregor and Paul McGrath, with the UFC fighter challenging the former footballer to a charity boxing match.
The Belfast Telegraph reports on the death of a 32-year-old woman in Lurgan, Co Armagh.
The British papers are dominated by concerns over patient safety amid Wednesday’s ambulance strikes across the UK.
The Times, Metro, The Independent and the Financial Times all lead with the public being told to “avoid taking risks” after health bosses warned they will be unable to guarantee patient safety as paramedics join widespread strike action.
THE TIMES: Avoid taking risks, public told as paramedics strike #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1DqYqDGHLK
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 20, 2022
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🔴 Minister warns public not to take risks during ambulance strike #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/5XVRf1pxD9— Metro (@MetroUK) December 20, 2022
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Public told to avoid risks during ambulance strike #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SbYKnZ9vEW
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 20, 2022
FT UK: Health bosses cannot guarantee patient safety in ambulance strike #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ojSrfDnLS9
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 20, 2022
The story is also carried by The Sun and the Daily Star.
On tomorrow's front page: Strike-hit Brits are warned not to play sport, go for a drive or drink too much and The Crown’s Diana actress in shocking Netflix sceneshttps://t.co/2GXGePAVZF pic.twitter.com/IlCzEiarTr
— The Sun (@TheSun) December 20, 2022
Wednesday's front page - 'Wrap Yourselves in Cotton Wool' https://t.co/DwUaT6WVnN#Tomorrowsfrontpage pic.twitter.com/dtx4fMaTkg
— Daily Star (@dailystar) December 20, 2022
It comes as the i reports “critical incidents” have been declared in hospital trusts around Britain.
Wednesday's front page: NHS strikes: Safety 'at risk' as A&E units declare crisis#TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest by @PMGallagher1: https://t.co/G2MYL8eUIC pic.twitter.com/If3EK1Tzn4— i newspaper (@theipaper) December 20, 2022
The Daily Telegraph says ambulance unions have been accused by the UK health secretary of making a “conscious choice to inflict harm” on patients, while The Guardian says NHS bosses have urged British prime minister Rishi Sunak to help avoid a “war of attrition” on the strike action.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
Unions have made conscious choice to inflict harm on patients, says Barclay#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/VEpPK8GwC9— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 20, 2022
Guardian front page, Wednesday 21 December 2022: NHS bosses urge PM to intervene to avoid war of attrition on strikes pic.twitter.com/z3M8IviWOu
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 20, 2022
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail says those involved in Wednesday’s strike action “need to take a long, hard look into their consciences”.
Wednesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/5i3Erfwu4L
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) December 20, 2022
Elsewhere, the Daily Mirror reports Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone, who denies suggestions she may have profited from a firm winning contracts worth more than £200 million (€250 million) to supply PPE in the early days of the pandemic, is on holidays while “nurses and 999 crews fight to earn enough to pay their bills”.
Wednesday's Front Page 📰
SICKENING
🟥As nurses and 999 crews fight to earn enough to pay their bills, PPE scandal peer Michelle Mone is on luxury break at £6k-a-night hotel in the Alps.#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/y1EKvzVBx5— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 20, 2022
And the Daily Express leads with an investigation into the Royal Mail’s Christmas struggles.
Wednesday's front page: Royal fail! Xmas post disaster #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/S7xW4xocV6 pic.twitter.com/4rmJhyRfld
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) December 20, 2022
