What it says in the papers

Pat Hickey controversy; British labour market resilience; parents taking on debt for third-level

The main headlines from today's newspapers

TheIrish Times

reports that Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross has flown home from Rio, and is to consider appointing a senior council to conduct an independent investigation into the tickets controversy.

— Two pages are devoted to the controversy, including the International Olympic Committee’s attempts to distance themselves from the matter.

— An Irish man was shot dead outside a supermarket at a Majorcan holiday resort last night. The police ...