Elsewhere, there's significant public support for targeted measures to support children in low-income families and break the cycle of poverty, according to new research published by the Children's Rights Alliance.

Meanwhile, the Irish Times reports that there is growing concern among senior Garda management about an escalating series of threats made to Tánaiste Simon Harris and his family. 

Your Zen this morning marks the release of a new Irish film, Christy. Since the release of an earlier short film of the same name, there's been quite a bit of buzz about this Cork-based story. The film has opened to positive reviews, and this endorsement from the doctor himself, Mark Kermode.

Have a great week.

NS