The Spanish trade union, Sepla, has warned that if its final proposal are rejected by Ryanair, talks will collapse.  In other aviation news the Examiner report that Norwegian Air could be sold to IAG or another bidder if the price is right.

The pension dispute at Irish Life, that saw workers take action recently, was raised in the Oireachtas yesterday.

In a selection of images from around the world from the Guardian  one (above) shows a man carrying flowers to lay at a memorial for the approximately 30,000 people who died at the Nazi concentration camp in the town of Salaspils, Latvia.

Today's Zen is one Dublin man's response to Ireland's last-minute entry to the Eurovision final. His enthusiasm is contagious.