Power to the people 'Fromage not Farage' by Niall Shanahan
The Indo reports this morning that just over a third of the workforce will be covered by a new law requiring employers to report the gender pay gap when it is first rolled out, that's because it will apply to businesses with more than 250 workers. ICTU and the National Women's Council want the Government to ensure all employers publish the data within a year of the legislation coming into force.
The Sunday Business Post's front page yesterday included a story about the team leading Sláintecare, who sought the intervention of the secretary general of the Taosieach's department, asking him to get them out of the Department of Health because their work was being 'impeded' by the department. The paper also reported that HSE interim chief Anne O'Connor is among those shortlisted for the director general job of the health service.
The Limerick Leader carries a story on celebrations to mark the centenary of the Limerick Soviet, launched last Friday, featuring Fórsa's Mike MacNamara and Marian Cody.
The weekend papers were, unsurprisingly, covered in acres of Brexit coverage and commentary. And while the focus was on empowering a People's Vote, the Business Post's editorial said "the frightening reality of the animal spirits let loose by the Brexit process" illustrates that - in addition to the political incompetence and incoherence - the people are the problem.
And as news breaks of the death of Scott Walker (the legendary singer, not the former US governor), here's some bonus Zen. Walker's version of the Jacque Brel classicAmsterdam.