DUBLIN, Aug 19 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Ireland's newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy:

THE IRISH TIMES

- The government is to bring forward the publication of a climate change adaptation strategy in the light of recent flooding in several parts of the state, Minister for the Environment John Gormley said yesterday.

- The salmonella outbreak possibly linked to a meat plant in Co Kildare has now spread to Sweden and France, bringing to five the number of European Union countries affected. The latest figures for the outbreak of salmonella agona, released last night, show 132 people have now been infected by the bug.

IRISH INDEPENDENT

- Teachers last night gave a guarded backing to calls for immigrant children who cannot speak English properly to be "segregated" in our classrooms. This followed a Fine Gael call yesterday for the government to separate immigrant children with poor language skills from the rest of their classmates.

- Singer Chris de Burgh still hopes to become the first Western artist to play a concert in Iran in almost 30 years despite authorities in Tehran denying reports it had granted permission for the performance.

IRISH EXAMINER

- They're preparing for a packed house for one last session when Ronnie Drew is buried today. The Church of the Holy Rosary in his adopted home of Greystones, Co Wicklow, can't cater for the Christmas crowds, let alone a farewell to a legend, so an overflow facility is being set up.

- Flood waters around the country are expected to recede today as weather forecasters predict better weather for the remainder of the week after another day of intense rainfall that left many homes suffering millions of euro in flood damage.

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