That Irish Times splash is available here. Cormac McQuinn picks up on the story in his synopsis of the day's main stories, describing the one-day strike planned for October 14th as raising pressure on the Government "in advance of expected pay talks" and adds "There are concerns the work-to-rule restrictions will disrupt Irish efforts to guide EU policy negotiations in Brussels, work that can regularly run late into the evenings and take place over weekends."

Meanwhile, the Irish Times reports that members of the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association (MLSA) have voted to participate in industrial action planned across the health service over the coming weeks as unions pursue a new national pay deal. 

Elsewhere, industrial action is back on the cards at Oberstown as Fórsa served notice of a resumption of action yesterday, and a 72-hour stoppage next week. The Irish Examiner, Irish Times, Journal RTE and regional media report. Our colleague Deirdre O'Connell gave a strong account of Fórsa's position to Jonathan Healey on Newstalk Breakfast at 8.40 this morning. The parties will meet through the WRC later this morning.

RTÉ and other outlets report on the latest from the ESRI, advising that consumers face the threat of higher food prices with inflation remaining above 3% next year: "With the Budget a week away, the organisation also warned the Government looks set to break its own spending limits as the Department of Health's expenditure exceeds forecasts."

Your Zen this morning is a story about Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder coming to the rescue of Irish band Florence Road after all their gear was stolen while on tour in the US.

Have a great day.

NS