In other news, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has said thousands of workers are missing out on the opportunity to spend time with their young children because the Government has failed to honour its commitment to introduce pay-related parents’ benefit.

Hugh Linehan's media column on the Irish Times reflects on how the news media, having previously lost the battles on search engines and social media, looks set to lose out again to the march of AI. 

Elsewhere, the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has said it “cannot endorse” the Health Service Executive’s new autism protocol, citing “several significant concerns” about the scheme, which the HSE hopes will tackle long waiting lists for assessments of need (AON) for people with autism. 

Meanwhile in Portugal, the European far right gathers to cosplay the Trump doctrine.

Your Zen this morning is something new from Boards of Canada.

Have a great week. 

NS