Good morning colleagues,

Day seven of strike action by Fórsa's school secretaries and caretakers, and today it's the Irish Independent's turn to express its support in an Ernest Bevin-quoting editorial:

"Offering first-class service, they have had to accept second- class conditions even though their roles are pivotal to the smooth running of our schools...Their claims for access to public-sector pensions and other entitlements are utterly legitimate and have to be seriously addressed."

Emmet Malone reports in the Irish Times on developments last night, also included in last night's 9pm bulletin (from 11mins) on RTE, while in his weekly column, historian Diarmaid Ferriter advocates that "Teachers should refuse to pass pickets of secretaries and caretakers."

There's still lots of regional media coverage, while The Journal maintains its daily focus on the strike action.