Here's a look at some of today's front pages; the lack of a judicial council, leaving cert quality criticised, and in the UK, the biggest independent co-op has made the highest single payout to a worker for breaching low pay laws and is examining whether 200 others may have been paid below the minimum wage.
In today's news, a proposed pay deal has been agreed by the Department of Justice and the GRA, while exploratory talks between unions and management at Dublin Bus start today.
In Saturday's Irish Times, Stephen Collins wrote about Bridget Laffan's recent criticism of the universal fawning over Yanis Varoufakis. The former Greek finance minister is festival box-office wherever he goes. Collins draws the media's infatuation with the short-term and the populist into his line of fire.
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you can certainly rely on an angry flatulent old dog to bark incessantly as the world around him becomes more confusing. Kevin Myers concludes our series of "political correctness gone mad" responses to Lughan's blog on toys and gender.
Finally, your Zen moment is provided by Mossy Flood on behalf of Longford Tourism (with thanks to Work & Life cartoonist Donal Casey for bringing this to my attention).
