Today's papers reviewed (courtesy of newstalk and twitter)

[DCon]

FGs Catherine Byrne reckons that child benefit shouldn't be cut where parents are in negative equity.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...ut-210262.html

I wonder if, in the interests of consistency, she would support paying CB to people without children who are in negative equity.

Or if she has children and is in negative equity

[Baron von Biffo]

Eoghan Murphy of FG believes that teachers pay should be targeted to maintain the subsidies to fee paying schools.

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...s-3253762.html

[Baron von Biffo]

The Indo has a shock horror headline over a piece on child benefit inspections - "Middle-class families get visits from child-benefit inspectors"

The actual article makes a more measured claim - "The checks are completely random and will hit families regardless of class"

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...s-3253791.html

[DCon]

we can sleep easy tonight

[DCon]

Haughey still costing the State money

THE IRISH TIMES

Noonan rejects EU financial tax plan due to fears over job losses

End of the road for Bill Cullen’s car company

State to pay Haughey tribunal legal bill which hit €5m

THE IRISH INDEPENDENT

B&B widow to get fraction of damages from husband killers

The secret meeting that led to deal on 1,300 jobs

Bank won’t let you pay your credit card bill with cash

A sign of the times as Germans back our farmers

THE IRISH EXAMINER

Child benefit scare tactics ‘hit economy’

Receivers appointed to Cullen’s firm

School ran up €500,000 debt on refurbishments

Pay claim ‘threatens after-hours’ doctor care

http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/featured...-october-2012/

[Baron von Biffo]

Hospitals can use overdrafts to deal with inadequate budget allocations.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/k...ft-570025.html

Bit of financial sophistry to allow Reilly to claim he held the line on budgets.

[Baron von Biffo]

The Indo is reporting that Leo the Loon has reversed his decision to give CIE a €36m bailout. No explanation is given for the U-turn.

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...n-3255610.html

[DCon]

Paddy Power creating new jobs

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/caree...t-paddy-power/

[DCon]

Howlin

THE IRISH TIMES

Belfast clinic to offer abortion in 32 counties
Coalition targets over 80 public service allowances
Successful Fota resort bidder could double money on deal

THE IRISH INDEPENDENT

Fears thousands of Gerry Ryan books could be binned
Allowances U-turn by Howlin sees Gardai and nurses hit
Attack on innocent boy linked tp previous shooting
Tyson lands in Thomond and tells Katie to turn pro

THE IRISH EXAMINER

Fury as woman outlines abortion at Mass
State faces class action on child homecare
Flatley a key mover behind the Grammys of dance

http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/featured...-october-2012/

[DCon]

Are FG going to legalise prostitution?

Organisations working with prostitutes, international and domestic experts, and groups representing sex workers will gather today to help shape a blueprint on future prostitution laws in the country.

The day-long conference follows a discussion document drawn up by the Department of Justice which sets a range of options — from full criminalisation of all prostitution to legalisation of the adult sex trade.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...n--210706.html

[DCon]

Newstalk's site is not co-operating today, so here are the front pages

[Baron von Biffo]

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/q...ar-570553.html



Poor Daddy.

[Captain Con O'Sullivan]

Are FG going to legalise prostitution?



http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...n--210706.html

No, they'll go for the Irish solution. A mixture of banning and legalising. It will be referred to as the Prohilegalibanpermissioning of Prostitution in Ireland.

It may contain the word 'Imprescryptable'.

[Baron von Biffo]

Reilly is announcing another 'agreement', this time with the pharmaceutical companies.

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...t-3259341.html

Whether it's a real agreement or a repeat of the 'deal' he claimed he had with the hospital consultants remains to be seen.

[Baron von Biffo]

Alfalfa is trying to stoke up the property market again.

http://www.independent.ie/business/p...e-3258938.html