RTÉ’s Dee Forbes has resigned as Director General with immediate effect following revelations of undisclosed payments made to the broadcaster’s top earner Ryan Tubridy.

Talks will be held at the Labour Court today aimed at resolving a dispute involving retained firefighters. Members of the service engaged in rolling work stoppages earlier this month and had threatened to escalate the action to an all-out strike last week in a dispute over pay and conditions.

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris announced €40 million in funding yesterday for specific upgrades to third level institutions. Seven universities, five Technological Universities, two Institutes of Technology and six other colleges are benefitting from the grant. The funding can be used for improving disabled access, energy efficiency and decarbonisation upgrades, investment to support universal access, general ICT and equipment upgrades, health and safety works and minor works and equipment.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is embarking on a second term after voters handed him a huge election victory for the second time in five weeks. Voters in Greece gave the conservatives their widest winning margin in almost 50 years yesterday.

It was found that the UK “underperforms significantly” on tackling its biggest killer diseases, in part because the NHS has been weakened by years of underinvestment, according to a new report from the King’s Fund health thinktank. It “performs poorly” as judged by the number of avoidable deaths resulting from disease and injury and also by fatalities that could have been prevented had patients received better or quicker treatment.

In other news, a previously unknown ancient Maya city has been discovered in the jungles of southern Mexico, the country's anthropology institute has said, adding it was likely an important centre more than a thousand years ago. The city includes large pyramid-like buildings, stone columns, three plazas with "imposing buildings" and other structures arranged in almost-concentric circles.

And in case you missed it, Fórsa released a video on Friday to mark Pride 2023. You can watch it back here.