The Irish Times reports that the Labour Court is expected to make its recommendation to resolve the dispute between Aer Lingus and IALPA this week as the dispute continues.
There was news over the weekend that the airline has entered a wet lease (aircraft + crew) arrangement with Ryanair to cover a number of its flights this week, while the Sindo and Sunday Times ran news and analysis of the dispute without really adding anything new.
Elsewhere, now that the Budget Day date is in the diary, the speculation as to what's in it (and how soon a general election will folow) is going to occupy the political downtime between now and September. Yesterday the Business Post 'revealed' a 'bumper €5 billion tax and spending package' lined up for Budget 2025.
Meanwhile, criminal barristers across the country are to strike tomorrow "over failure by the Government to reverse cuts made to their fees after the 2008 financial crash."
In other news, recommendations aimed at creating a “more coherent and uniform” approach to sentencing by District Court judges for domestic violence offences have been adopted by a Judicial Council committee; parents of children in early education and childcare services could miss out on the benefits of increased funding due from September because of impending price increases, while this gloriously sunny morning may yield to a mixed bag of weather later in the day.
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Last night our little clan (& freinds) gathered around the TV together to watch the last two episodes of season three of The Bear. A more meditative season this time around, with some lovely comic flourishes along the way, and highlight episodes that I think some fans will be talking about years from now (Napkins and Ice Chips in particular).
The season opened with a dreamy montage soundtracked by Trent Reznor. Together has been my earworm ever since.
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