Elsewhere, representatives from the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) will address the Joint Committee on Enterprise today "to discuss competitiveness and the cost of doing business in Ireland."

In the race for the Aras, Maria Steen draws closer to a nomination. Her progress is wryly observed by Miriam Lord, who says Independent Ireland "took irony to new levels in statement of support for presidential hopeful."

In The Journal today, author Sylvia Leathem holds the school secretaries and caretakers strike action up as an example, among many, of collective action. She contrasts these efforts with the 'dithering' inaction of the political class. 

"When our outrage translates into withholding our consumer dollars, a big corporation like Disney is forced to listen – and respond" - That's the analysis by former US labor secretary Robert Reich, commenting on the return of Jimmy Kimmel's show to ABC from next week.

Reich credits people power, from those who cancelled their Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions to the five entertainment industry unions representing 400,000 workers highlighting Disney's “corporate cowardice.” Let's chalk that one up as a Zen moment ahead of whatever fresh outrage presents itself today, tomorrow and the next day.

Have a great day.

NS