Various websites have picekd up on our public sector survey including The Irish Times, RTE, Journal. and The Irish Examiner and lots of regional titles.

Also widely covered is the ballot for industrial action by IALPA members at Emerald. See the Irish Times, Indo, RTE and Highland Radio.

Sewage discharges, animal faeces and agricultural run-off were among the problems that led to beaches in Co Galway, Co Donegal and north Co Dublin being deemed to have poor quality bathing water last year by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

A funding shortfall could lead to a “tidal wave” of nursing home operators withdrawing from the scheme under which the State funds beds in private and voluntary-run care facilities according to the chief of Windmill Healthcare Group.

One in six people are waiting over three months for a non-urgent dental appointment, according to the Irish Dental Association (IDA). A survey for the association's annual conference in Kilkenny today, also showed that almost 60% of dentists report that they have experienced problems in hiring a dentist in the last year.

Russia's defence ministry has denied reports that Ukrainian forces have broken through in various places along the front lines and said the military situation was under control.

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As tomorrow is Eurovision day, I thought I'd share the most likely winner of the competition. Happy Friday folks!

You can listen to the performance HERE.