This news story from the WRC yesterday was a bit of a shock: "A worker who said he was fired days after marrying his boss’s daughter – and was stabbed when he turned up to get his car – has won over €30,000 for unfair dismissal."

Dominic Coyle reports on pension auto-enrolment. Fewer people than initially expected will be subject to the new mandatory workplace pension, My Future Fund, "amid of war of words between the Department of Social Protection and employer and pension groups."

Elsewhere, RTE reports that the Tánaiste will brief ministers on plans for Ireland's EU presidency from 1st July next year, while it's reported that a large numbers of victims of racist violence or abuse are not contacting gardaí because they do not believe those responsible will be held accountable.

The final presidential debate takes place tonight, ahead of Friday's election. Fintan O'Toole calls it, as Fine Gael's panicky campaign seems to inflict more damage to itself than to their opponent's.

In local authority news, it's reported today that several councils are not using their existing powers to buy vacant housing. Meanwhile, a strategy to make enough zoned land available in Dublin city, for the construction of 12,000 homes annually, has been approved by Dublin city councillors, while a public meeting has heard that responsibility for the cliff walk between Bray and Greystones should be taken out of the remit of Wicklow County Council if it will not progress the trail’s reopening.

Your Zen this morning is a piece of music by Anouar Brahem who will perform at the National Concert Hall in early November. His latest album is titled after a line of verse by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, which asks “Where should the birds fly, after the last sky?” 

Have a great day.

NS