Good morning colleagues,

As a new week and a new month commences, the strike action by Fórsa's school secretaries and caretakers continues, and the acres and hours of media coverage afforded to the dispute continues with coverage in The Journal, Irish Examiner, Westmeath Examiner, LMFM, Longford Leader, Ocean FM, Highland Radio, Shannonside and a recently revised report by RTÉ, reporting on the latest developments at Saplings Special School in Carlow, which is open today.