Derval MacDonald
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Our newspaper panel are people who get up very early in the morning.
At least one of them is because she drove up from County Clare.
But they've been busy picking the best and the rest from this morning's newspapers.
But before I introduce them to you, let's have a quick look at today's headlines.
With so much doom and gloom in the world just now, it is just fantastic to see joyous images of the girls in green across the front pages of several newspapers this morning.
The Sunday Independent has a glorious picture of Ireland's Lucia Lynn and Katie Corrigan celebrating after beating Italy yesterday.
55-8 in the Women's Under-21 Six Nations Series match, which was held in Galway yesterday.
Not to be outdone, the senior team also beat their Italian rugby rivals, 57-20, scoring nine tries on their way to that double victory.
And it's the image of an ecstatic Marissa Shiva being swept off her feet and hoisted in the air by fellow player Emily Murphy that graces the front page of the Sunday Times after Shiva scored the only goal in Ireland's 1-0 victory over Poland in their World Cup qualifier in Dublin yesterday.
Otherwise, it is a mix of headlines, but that seismic arrest of Daniel Kinnahan, the leadership of Fianna Fáil, fuel shortages and the ongoing crisis
Iran war all form common themes across the papers this weekend.
Erling is cutting 500 flights amid fears of fuel shortages.
That's the lead for the Sunday Independent, with the disruption being blamed on mandatory maintenance and concerns about a forthcoming European jet fuel supply crisis.
The Sunday Times leads on the arrest of alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan.
Investigations editor John Mooney writes that the arrest follows months of secret court hearings and communications between the Emirates and Dublin and reveals that the decision to seek the 40-year-old's extradition was made last year by the DPP, had given that direction, but was kept secret over fears that he might flee the Emirates.
The Business Post also highlights risks for summer flights on its front page, but it leads with a story on the proposed sale of PTSB to Austrian bank Bavag.