Under the headline Fairness is central to union appeal, the Examiner says: "If there is resistance to remote working at senior levels in some departments or public sector organisations, we need to know why."

Today (Tuesday 28th April) is Workers Memorial Day, and a ceremony will be held at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin to mark the day, which remembers those who have died, been injured or made seriously ill at work. This morning's event will be attended by family members who have lost loved ones in work-related incidents, alongside representatives from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, the Health and Safety Authority, Ibec and the Construction Industry Federation.

Yesterday Sinéad O'Sullivan wrote in the Irish Times that Ireland’s population has never felt poorer while being told it has never been richer: "The State takes in €126bn a year and cannot create a civil protection agency, a gas storage facility or a train to Donegal." Her oped attracts some strong reaction in the Letters page today.

Meanwhile, economic uncertainty continues, as the Bank of Ireland says that while the Iran war puts an “unwelcome squeeze” on household income, the spike in energy prices "would not trigger a recession," while concerns in Ireland grow about the effect on the profitability of food production.

Elsewhere, the CWU has sought the Government's intervention as Meta contractor Covalen announced on Monday it was proposing to make 700 workers redundant at its Dublin operation. 

Our retired colleague Eoin Ronayne and Fórsa rep Andy Meaney were among the guests at an exhibition commemorating 11 young men from Waterford who volunteered in 1936 to fight against Franco's fascist assault on the Spanish Republic. The exhibition is at the Index Gallery of Central Library.

Finally, here's an explainer on the European Commission's proposed new corporate framework, called the '28th regime', or 'EU Inc.' designed "to stop fledgling firms fleeing to America" which trade unions say would sacrifice the European social model. It was the subject of the EPSU-led protest in Cork back in March.

Your Zen this morning is from NPR's Tiny Desk concert series. New Yorker Nora Brown plays the Pavilion in Dun Laoighre next month. Very much looking forward to seeing her this year as her last visit clashed with the Fórsa conference in 2024. 

Have a great day.

NS