DUBLIN, Sept 3 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Ireland's newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy:

THE IRISH TIMES

- The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called on the government to introduce a "fair and transparent regularisation process" to allow thousands of undocumented workers in Ireland work here legally.

- Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey yesterday sent out a strong signal to Fianna Fail TDs in the midwest that they must vote against a Labour Party motion asking the government to join with other Aer Lingus shareholders to force a reversal of the airline's decision to drop its Shannon-Heathrow service.

IRISH INDEPENDENT

- Fianna Fail's general election promises are likely to be put on the backburner after a grim assessment of the economic outlook for next year by Department of Finance mandarins.

- Seven nurses have been struck off the register - and several censured - after a series of investigations uncovered patient abuse, drug theft and prescription forgery.

IRISH EXAMINER

- Burglars, confidence tricksters and alleged gun-runners from Ireland are among Britain's most-wanted criminals.

- Greenstar, the waste management firm owned by NTR, has snapped up two companies in Dublin and Waterford for 15.5 million euros.

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