The second day of Ryanair's industrial action makes national and international headlines, with most of the papers carrying the story. RTÉ reports that the airline has been forced to cancel 24 of its 290 flights today, with a further 16 flights set to be cancelled on Tuesday. Speaking to RTÉ news this morning, our own Bernard Harbor said that he thinks third part involvement is required to resolve the Ryanair pilots dispute . The BBC reports that almost 4000 Ryanair customers will be affected by today's strike while The Irish Times outlines how Fórsa has called for third party involvement in Ryanair strike talks.
Both Fórsa and SIPTU entered into talks with Irish Water at the Workplace Relations Commission over plans to separate the utility from its parent company Ervia.RTÉ reports that thousands of staff are expected to be transferred from local authorities to Irish Water as it assumes direct responsibility for the provision of water services. Speaking on the way into the talks yesterday morning, Fórsa official Peter Nolan said: "We are here to set out trenchantly our concerns in relation to the proposals to establish a single public service entity".
Bray Wanderers will return to the field this evening having called off this evenings strike action. The players, who are represented by SIPTU entered into a dispute with the club over the ongoing non payment of wages.
The IMF has said Ireland is one of the countries that would feel the economic effects of Brexit the strongest. The loss in economic output for Ireland, in particular, could be as much as for Britain itself, it said. The IMF has warned of a number of potential risks to economic growth in the euro area, such as the trade war with the US, as well as a "lack of progress" in Brexit negotiations.
The Irish Times reports that Facebook has agreed to share data on referendum ads. The social media giant had previously resisted providing the information, which will shed light on the extent of online campaigning in Ireland but, amid political pressure and with a Private Members’ Bill before the Dáil which would compel such ads to be traceable, the organisation has decided to share some of their analytics.
Our moment of Zen today is brought to us by a runaway pug . The tiny renegade dog was discovered trespassing on private property, according to local news, so the local police picked her up for safekeeping. Not only did Bean get a ride in a squad car, but the police also decided to have a little fun with the pup once they got to the station, setting her up for an adorable mug shot and organizing a photo shoot in a jail cell.
