The Irish Times covers the story on page two of its print edition, while the dispute and talks have received extensive coverage over the last few days.

Elsewhere, there was reaction to the talks in the Irish Times letters page (including opprobrium from the leafier Dublin suburbs), while one former public service worker in Wicklow responds to Stephen Collins' rabid yelp in the papers opinion pages at the weekend. Some commentators have never quite escaped the mire of 2009.

Elsewhere, Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) general secretary Owen Reidy is to address the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI),. He will warn the committee that Ireland could be “a canary in the AI coal mine” if artificial intelligence policy is “mishandled," while a new study shows business leaders across Ireland have been developing increasingly unfavourable views on the role of AI in society amid concerns over “sophisticated cyber attacks.” 

Also in the news today, the trials and tribulations of commuting by train, State airport operator DAA’s international business has won a contract to run a VIP passenger terminal at Washington Dulles International.

Your Zen this morning is an Wall by Nils Frahm. The track comes from Frahm's album Solo, which is performed entirely on the KLAVINS M450i, the Vertical Concert Grand piano. A wild looking instrument with a rich, refined sound.

Have a great day.

NS