A new opinion poll has found that just under half of people trust the government.
Meanwhile there are 'mounting calls' for Leo Varadkar to scrap his spin unit.
Siptu has issued a statement calling for the immediate development of a red weather protocol for all health workers. You can read that here.
Aoife Butler, meanwhile, a psychiatric nurse from Wexford has written to Minister Harris expressing her dismay at the way in which she feels those delivering mental health services were treated during the recent weather crisis and more generally. Read her message here.
Elsewhere, public sector workers continue to receive high praise for the manner in which they responded to storm Emma. For example, Press Up Entertainment, a group whose venues include Dublin's Everleigh Garden, Wagamama, Sophie’s at The Dean and Angelina’s, says it wants to thank the "men and women of the Irish Emergency services for their epic efforts during Snowmageddon".
Staff who can show their emergency services ID card or hospital ID at any Press Up venue, can avail of 20% discount up until midnight on Friday. Read more here.
Lidl has confirmed that 30 members of its staff who had worked at the Fortunestown store, which was destroyed by looters, will be re-deployed to other Lidl shops nearby. Read more here
Zen this morning is courtesy of the Guardian - see a selection from 100 years of cigarette and alcohol advertisements.
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