DUBLIN, May 11 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Ireland's newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy:

THE IRISH TIMES

- Support for Fianna Fail has increased over he past two weeks but the Fine Gael-Labour alliance is still ahead of the outgoing government in the election race, according to the latest Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll.

- Nurses will again escalate their industrial action next week with a total ban on overtime and simultaneous two-hour work stoppages at every public hospital next Wednesday.

IRISH INDEPENDENT

- Gangland boss John Gilligan has demanded the return of a plasma wide screen TV set, which was seized from his cell during a two-day search of the maximum security Portlaoise jail.

- Some of the country's most popular swimming spots in Dublin, Galway and Waterford are polluted by raw sewage from council plants.

IRISH EXAMINER

- Sinn Fein's Martin Ferris yesterday said he was "greatly relieved" to be cleared of suspected drink driving.

- The Battle of the Boyne site will today witness another milestone in Irish history as Ian Paisley makes his inaugural visit to the Republic as the North's First Minister.

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