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

[Baron von Biffo]

Mary O'Rourke lashes Ursula Halligan in her upcoming book for revealing that Lenny the Liar had cancer.

""Even as we struggled with our grief, reeling from this terrible blow, TV3 chose to tell the world about Brian's cancer, in a startling 'breaking news'-style intervention by their political correspondent, Ursula Halligan.

''She broke the news, not just to the nation, but to the extended circle of Brian's family and friends."

The news was delivered with a "lack of sensitivity and finer feeling" and was very hard to bear, she writes."

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...e-3258928.html

While O'Rourke is entitled to express her personal pain there's no doubting that Halligan's story was in the public interest.

That the finance minister had a terminal illness would be of interest at any time but in the circumstances we were in it was hugely important. It was the greatest of Cowen's many failures that he allowed Lenihan to remain in office following the diagnosis.

[DCon]

Times being a tad optimistic with use of "will"

THE IRISH TIMES

Price cuts on medecines will reduce State bill by €400m

Trappattoni confident despite speculation

Only 17 out of 48 quangos to be abolished or merged this year

THE IRISH INDEPENDENT

Morah upset after melanie sent Gerry book to her children

Taxpayers fund €525K consultants golden deal

Why we check on our bank every day

Deal to protect house buyers is extended

THE IRISH EXAMINER

Cuts loom after Croke deal ends

Trap defiant but door may be near

First faulty hip implants case brought

Lack of sunlight exposes Irish to severe illnesses

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

[DCon]

DAA, Trap

THE IRISH TIMES

DAA’s €55m pension offer outs Aer Lingus under pressure
‘There are weeks that I can’t put food on the table’
Councils to set property tax rates in future, says Minister

THE IRISH INDEPENDENT

Councils will be able to set their own property tax rate
Banks told: ‘do deal’ on struggling mortgages
Fans’ anger as FAI poised to sack Trap

THE IRISH EXAMINER

Banks in denial over arrears crisis, says finance watchdog
Councils set to decide property tax rates
Four-goal romp may net Trapattoni a stay of execution
Children’s human rights being violated at St Patrick’s, says inspector

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

[Baron von Biffo]

We might have to have a referendum to make official the right of the Reichstag to decide our budgets.

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...m-3262191.html

[Baron von Biffo]

Someone has come up with the idea of putting scotch whisky into whiskey.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...id-211188.html

Wouldn't it be cheaper, and easier on the palate, to just piss in it?

[Baron von Biffo]

FG TD Jim Daly from Cork looks set to join his Roscommon colleague Frank Feighan in political oblivion after the GE for putting his party ahead of his constituents.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...up-211160.html

[DCon]

today's headlines

Irish Independent

Trappattoni keeps his job after knife-edge FAI meeting
Missing vet Catherine knew man being held over murder
Obama seizes initiative after debate victory
€500,000 banker pay could rise as “cap” is reviewed

Irish Times

Fianna Fáil bounces back as second-biggest party, poll finds
Merkel’s stance hits debt deal prospects
Sex attacker to avoid jail if he pays teenage victim €15,000

Irish Examiner

Perk cuts will yield just half of vowed savings
Judge says nation will be disgraced if Esat licence award is found corrupt
Trap survives but FAI signals changes afoot
Appeal over fourth suspicious approach to child

Farmers Journal

Weather pressures mount

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

[Baron von Biffo]

Cuts of €15m at the Revenue Commissioners could cost us up to €140m.

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...d-3263865.html

Savings - Irish style.

[DCon]

not much going on

Irish Times

Taoiseach attempts to ignite stalled debt relief campaign
Voters back new means testing child benefit but against new charges
Dublin teenagers’s software a capital idea for Wed Summit

Irish Independent

‘N for novice’ plates on way in new learner rules

Irish Examiner

Lenient sentences deter sex attack reporting
EU leaders bicker but debt deal moves closer
Ratio of Catholics lowest in 50 years as people with “no religion” up 400%.

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

[Baron von Biffo]

Cork version of Monopoly released.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...it-211301.html

A sneak preview of the Chance cards :-

You're an awful langer. Go to jail

You fla the ass off the ould doll. Collect $200

[DCon]

Victory for Enda!

Irish Examiner

Public sector pays out €1bn in perks
“It is too horrendous to even imagine”
Merkel softens on Irish debt deal
Mortgage debt committee has not met since July despite homeowners’ crisis

Irish Times

Merkel and Kenny agree that Ireland needs special approach
Two young children die in Galway road crash
Trade in banned head shop drugs grows via postal system.

Irish Independent

Now victory for Kenny as Merkel rides to his aid – Late Intervention from Berlin shows Taoiseach has bond with chancellor
Kate (2) and baby sister Grace killed in Sunday walk horror
Cuts will make us pay €800 more on pensions

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

[Baron von Biffo]

Macker is doing a lot to keep her profile up since leaving the Aras. Pronouncements on gay marriage, launching Mammy's book and now lashing the church for silence on child abuse.

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...e-3266803.html

Would it be cynical to wonder if there's a job coming up that she might be persuaded to accept?

[Baron von Biffo]

Mary Hanafin wants to be President.

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...y-3266809.html

[Baron von Biffo]

An idiotic decision in an Italian court case saw 6 scientists and a government official convicted of manslaughter for failing to predict an earthquake.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1022/ita...arthquake.html

If they wanted to ensure that scientists will shun that field in Italy from now on they couldn't have done more.

[DCon]

Hollande, Gilmore, Message in a bottle (no link)

THE IRISH TIMES

Hollande’s support raises Irish hopes of bank relief deal
Tax abuse in State bodies, says Revenue
Shatter criticises rationale for cancelling referendum event

THE IRISH INDEPENDENT

Aviva to repay 80,000 property fund investors €25m
Gilmore bypasses Reilly over children’s hospital –Tanaiste compiling own file on locations

THE IRISH EXAMINER

Call to cut jail time to fee up prisons
24 workers at aircraft leasing firm share $10m salaries
Message in a bottle takes eight years to cross Atlantic

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