Wednesday's papers are largely dominated by the shooting of the Russian fighter plane which was downed over Turkey on Tuesday,and most of the broadsheets lead with images of the jet after it was struck.

The Irish Times headlines the story with the news that "Russia warns of serious consequences", while the Irish Independent states that Putin is calling it "a stab in the back from an accomplice of terrorism". 

On their front page, they also find space for the story of IFA president Eddie Downey, whose pay package was revealed to be worth €200,000. They claim that he will be "walking away from the embattled farm lobby body with a €2m pension pot".

Speaking to Newstalk's Lunchtime presenter Jonathan Healy this morning, Tim O'Leary stated that there has been "no finalised agreement reached on this package. It's governed by very strong labour law, we have duties to our employees here and we will be fair and just to to all bodies in this negotiation, this has to be a proper package". 

While he stated that to his knowledge, no deal has been "agreed and signed and sealed", he refused to rule out the possibility that it could be as high as the figure quoted by the paper, saying instead that "these discussions are covered by confidentiality".

The Irish Examiner's lead image is of three-year-old Culann Cashmann from Midleton in Cork, whose parents are launching a fundraising drive to help him get surgery in the UK. On their front page, they also cover the story of the banking inquiry being forced to dump "significant portions of its work".

Members of the committee have been briefing against the chairman and feel that they have been kept in the dark.  

The Irish Sun and the Irish Daily Mirror also go with the images of the downed Russian jet on their front pages, highlighting "Putin's rage" and his warnings of "dire consequences". 

The Irish Daily Star however talks of a security exclusive that reveals that there are "secret armed cops at U2 gigs", as gardai are on high alert here in Ireland after the attacks in Paris. 

Meanwhile, The Irish Daily Mail reveals that the modular homes being built to help with the housing crisis will cost more to build than a traditional house.

Inside the papers, Chris picks out the story that Serbia's TV watchdog has decided to ban all reality TV programs before 11pm at night, and it is revealed that...well neither of the pair really know what reality television is at all. 

In the Irish Times Ivan highlights the story that Sean Dorgan, the general secretary of Fianna Fáil, met the parliamentary party and said that the "message is simple: Micheál Martin is ready to be Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil is to be in government".

As Ivan points out, the party only believe that they're likely to get 45 seats on a good day, and they've ruled out many of their coalition options, so they're extremely unlikely to be in government any time soon. He further points out Dorgan's poor track record and states "how this man is still in gainful employment defeats me". 

A success story this morning comes from the county council in Tipperary, where they have installed solar panels on top of buildings from fire stations to civic offices and libraries, and they're working better than they expected. The cost was €330,000 to install them, and although it raised a few eyebrows, they're set to pay for themselves within six years, as the council's electricity bill has already dropped by €30,000.

In addition to the INMO dispute and strike action, it appears that we're also going to have a garda dispute to deal with too. Up to 380,000 hours of policing will be lost from the 1st of January after the AGSI joined with the GRA in their refusal to work the extra 'Haddington Road' hours. 

Finally, Chris found a story in the Irish Examiner which dates back to Christmas 2013, where a woman decided to poison her husband by putting anti-freeze in his Lambrini cocktail. After he didn't die, police managed to pin the crime on her when they found that the note attached to him that stated that he wanted to die with "dignerty". They called around and asked her to write out the word, which she spelled incorrectly. She's been convicted of attempted murder, and sentenced to 15 years.

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