Fórsa is expanding its team and currently has permanent vacancies for two assistant general secretaries in Dublin. For more information on that see here.

A new facility has been launched by Revenue to ensure fewer people over-pay their income tax. Taxpayers are being encouraged to set up an online account with Revenue to see the details. 

The childcare crisis grows as crèches are turning babies away because of the success of the free pre-school programme for three to five-year-olds. The shortage of places is causing huge issues for mothers seeking to return to work after maternity leave, typically when a baby is nine to 12 months old.

In Northern Ireland, health unions have written a joint letter to political leaders about the ongoing pay dispute for workers across health and social care sectors. Meanwhile, over in the UK about 180 workers at a nuclear reprocessing plant have started a further ten-day strike over pay.

Also in Britain, trade unions are lobbying investors to put pressure on Amazon to improve conditions for its workers.

Jennifer Bray of the Irish Times talks about the biggest issues on the door candidates encounter when canvassing for the local elections. "Housing, housing and housing."

Thousands attended a rally for same-sex marriage in Belfast over the weekend where the partner of the late journalist Lyra McKee made a public plea for equality.

And finally, today's Zen marks 36 year since The Police released their single "Every Breath You Take" which went on to become the Billboard song of the year.