Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan yesterday called on the Government to engage collectively with all interests directly involved in the aviation sector. He said that the challenges and severe difficulties facing workers, and the companies that employ them, in recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic crisis will continue for a prolonged period.

Meanwhile, there is much speculation in the media about whether it's safe to travel abroad for holidays. RTÉ has this advice for anyone caught in two minds,

with Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan 100% advising against all non-essential travel. However, Fáilte Ireland will call today for the country to reopen to overseas tourists “as soon and as fast as public health considerations can allow” to help the tourism sector recover from Covid-19.

The travel industry has also seen members of Ryanair's British pilots' union vote by 96% to accept temporary pay cuts and avoid job losses, while Irish Ferries owner Irish Continental Group has scrapped plans to pay a final dividend of almost €17 million on last year’s earnings.

With regards to the reopening of schools, news emerged yesterday that all pupils may not be in a position to return in September on foot of new public health guidance which says schools should reopen with physical distancing of at least one metre between students in most cases.

Elsewhere, Ireland's mental health system is "30 years behind" its UK counterpart according to the Mental Health Commission's chief executive. John Farrelly criticised the "political will" of both the government and senior HSE management when it comes to addressing deficits in the current system.

Some good news emerging from the crisis sees an opportunity for more direct investment in social and affordable housing emerge. In a new report, the National Economic and Social Council argues that the pandemic has demonstrated the capacity of government to take swift and decisive action, noting rental accommodation in Dublin increased by 39% in Dublin.

And finally, today's zen may give you a chuckle as the realities of working from home are demonstrated in this BBC news interview. Twitter has lauded both the mother and interviewer's response for continuing with the piece while also acknowledging the interruption. Whereas the reporter's reaction on Sky News during a similar occurrence was branded 'disappointing' as the news team cut from the interview instead of using the opportunity to normalise the juggle between work and childcare.