DUBLIN, April 28 (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

- A no vote in the upcoming referendum on the Lisbon Treaty would be a "disaster for the country", the Taoiseach said yesterday. Bertie Ahern gave a stark warning yesterday against complacency among voters and politicians.

- As the agriculture sector continues to apply pressure on the government over the world trade talks, the Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan will meet the EU Commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandelson in Brussels tomorrow.

IRISH INDEPENDENT

- Irish troops serving in Chad are facing some of the harshest conditions on earth as they carry out daily patrols in blistering heat of over 40 degrees.

- The rate of absenteeism among health service managers and administrative staff is 10 times higher than for many severely pressurised frontline workers such as doctors, it was revealed yesterday.

IRISH EXAMINER

- Support for Fianna Fail has increased since Taoiseach Bertie Ahern announced his plans to depart office but it was not as high as in the days immediately after Brian Cowen was confirmed as his successor.

- Holidaymakers from Ireland are being charged 20 percent more to hire cars abroad than fellow tourists from Britain or the north.

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