In other news, it's reported that road deaths have dramatically fallen over the past three months and are now four per cent down on last year. Leading up the top stories in today's Irish Times is news that the Government has established a special unit to investigate the feasability of a ‘nationalised’ childcare model.

In other health news, Martin Wall writes in the Irish Times that plans announced by the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to generate savings of €424 million this year have been revised following the Government decision to provide €1.5 billion more to the sector. 

The Sindo ran an article yesterday outlining how the growing employer push toward on-site work would essentially represent a pay cut for workers, and that  the ‘penalty’ for workers with children could hit €12,000.

Zen

I finished watching season 2 of Babylon Berlin last night. A pot boiler, police thriller, set against the backdrop of the Weimar Republic. It has everything. A highly watchable cast, intrigue, and a stylised representation of the Berlin nightclubs of the era, so music plays a big part. This is the regular closing titles track and my current earworm.

Have a great week.

Niall