IMPACT News Digest - Friday 9th September 2016
All aboard colleagues.

Though it's not all about the bus today, as the SIPTU-NBRU strike fails to inconvenience the front pages. Never fear, as there's plenty of room for a possible escalation (and other aspects of the row) upstairs.

The Times reveals that we won't be taking that excursion to further EU tax harmonisation any time soon. Meanwhile, I can exclusively reveal that the Independent's style book has abolished taxes altogether. Only 'hated taxes' now exist.

Also in the Indo, Katherine Donnelly says teaching unions (well, two of them) are close to a deal on new entrants' allowances while, less encouragingly, her colleague Niall O'Connor claims Minister Mary Mitchell-O'Connor is about to sanction a paltry 10c rise in the minimum wage. That won't get you far on the 39a.

Even worse tidings for the Rude Boys among you (I know you're out there) as Prince Buster, the man with a strong claim to have invented Ska, is now skanking to that great sound system in the sky. You'll recall that The Specials shamelessly plagiarised his Al Capone for their first top ten hit, Gangsters.

Some of you might have missed earlier news that one of Ireland's greatest designers ever, modernist Eileen Grey (no connection to the iconic US coach company), was celebrated in Paris earlier this week. Zen brings you some of her beautiful designs.

That's it for now. There'll be another one along in a minute. Monday, actually.

Mind the buses.

Bernard Harbor


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