Weekend coverage of last week's developments in the public service pay talks included plenty of reasonably balanced commentary. Aside from a couple of outliers (the Mail and another 'rabid' editorial in the Business Post) most of it continued to suggest that a deal can, should, and probably will be done.
On Friday afternoon, IALPA members voted overwhelmingly to reject a pay recommendation by the Aer Lingus Pilots' Pay Tribunal, and that's reported by RTE, Business Post and the Irish Times.
Finally, I'm expecting a flurry of phone calls from radio researchers today as they look to public service unions to throw a public tantrum over the transport minister's latest announcement on a policy to eliminate parking spaces for public service workers. This one gets floated once or twice a year, and while he sounds like he means it, let's wait and see the details.
Zen
On Saturday I visited Arthur's Blues & Jazz club to see a performance of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme by sax player Michael Buckley with a band led by Ronan Guilfoyle. An incredible night of music, the band opened with a selection of tunes from Coltrane's Giant Steps followed by A Love Supreme. Our minds were blown, outstanding.