The Kenny Jacobs controversy at the DAA gets a deeper dive in the Irish Times, while Martin Wall reports that the Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been told some retired public service staff are living in State-owned accommodation in Dublin at rents as low as €12 per week.

The High Court has ruled that a road maintenance worker with a county council for 50 years is entitled to have his pension payments increased because he worked at least nine hours of compulsory overtime every week. The story is also covered in this week's Industrial Relations News, which also reports on the pay and numbers dispute in health (which goes to the Labour Court on Monday), this week's Labour Court hearing on school secretary pensions, the Aer Lingus cabin crew ballot result, and industrial action by Fórsa members in local authorities.

The latest round of Fórsa member news bulletins also covers these and other stories, and will circulate this morning.  

Eslewhere, it's been reported this week that there was a 17% fall in advertised job vacancies last year, according to a new report from FRS Recruitment, while Newton Emerson shares his views on turning Newry into a Dublin dormitory town.

Your Zen this morning is another Jessi Buckley tune. I recommend an earlier Buckley film, Wild Rose, in which she plays a Glasgow woman just out of jail, harbouring a dream of singing on the stage at the Grand 'Ole Opry in Nashville. It's a great film, with a bunch of great songs, including this one.

Have a lovely day.

NS