The Indo and other titles report this morning that "It is understood the executive of the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) has requested that the union’s disputes committee meet this morning to consider further strike action."

RTÉ also has that story, while the BBC are now reporting daily developments in the dispute.

The first debate of the US presidential election took place last night. Keith Duggan writes: "Perception is everything, and in the immediate aftermath, the consensus was that President Joe Biden’s faltering performance spread an immediate sense of alarm through the Democratic Party," in a debate widely described as "unforgettably terrible."

Zen

Your Zen moment this morning looks forward to seeing Patti Smith tonight at Vicar Street, and enjoys this retrospective of the almost-centenarian actor Eva Marie Saint. An actor I first heard of when Lloyd Cole & the Commotions sang about her.

Have a lovely weekend.

Niall