Radio Kerry visited the lunchtime protest at UHK in Tralee yesterday, and this clip concludes with our colleague Denis Keane. There was a very impressive turnout in Tralee, with plenty of Fórsa flags present. The Tralee protest was also attended by reporters from the Kerryman and Kerry's Eye, and the Indo has this coverage.

Today's protest is in Clonmel. 

Elsewhere, the Indo reports that Fórsa members are taking industrial action next month in St Christopher's in Longford.

The Tralee protest got undeway not long after our senior health officials concluded their hearing with the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee, which is reported in the Indo the Irish Times and RTÉ.

Meanwhile, in a big shocker, it's revealed that Dublin is now the second most expensive city in Europe to live and work remotely and is pricier across a range of metrics than Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm and more than two dozen other capitals, according to a new bank survey.

Zen

Your Zen moment this morning is me unashamedly reminiscing about Tuesday's Vicar Street show by John Grant. Clearly beloved by his Dublin audience - and clearly it's mutual - Grant's set was a shimmering psychedelic ride through songs old and new. I was really hoping he'd play the first Grant song that ever got my attention. And he did. Life is good.

Have a great day.

Niall