The Indo reports that "Tensions are emerging between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over the school secretaries’ strike, with one Fianna Fáil TD pictured with demonstrators outside a Fine Gael TD’s constituency office."

Elsewhere,the Irish Times leads with news that An Garda Síochána’s intelligence section paid substantial sums of money to an Israeli spyware company with a history of doing business with repressive regimes.

Meanwhile, more Civil Service posts, public jobs and a doubling of employment advisers for people with disabilities are among commitments contained in a new national disability strategy to published yesterday. 

In world news, day of national mourning has been declared in Portugal after at least 15 people were killed when Lisbon’s well-known Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed yesterday. In the UK, the TUC has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to consider a range of wealth taxes in November's Budget to help boost investment in public services. 

Back home Minister for State Colm Brophy has described the environment in which social media companies in Ireland operate as being the "wild west." He was speaking at an anti-racism conference in Dublin.

Your Zen today is about technology you didn't know you needed, and a fine example of the laziest opening line ever, when the generation gap is measured in avocado ripeness. 

Have a great day.

NS