Here's a listen to what it says in the papers, leading again with the Oscars, then homelessness, and an informal reevaluation of Dev as the anniversary of his 'happy maidens and sturdy children' speech approaches.

On the RTE website Brian O'Donovan writes that there's been a fall in the number of companies implementing or trialling a four-day working week, according to a new survey. 

Elsewhere, as the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement approaches, analysis shows that Northern Ireland's economy has been transformed since the accord was signed in 1998. Outside investment, trade, tourism and investment in infrastructure have increased prosperity, life expectancy and attracted new residents.

Meanwhile, a disturbing report in the Indo that staff at the Office of Public Works in Trim have had members of the public expose themselves to them, have been threatened with attack dogs, and suffered a litany of verbal assaults and attacks. 

The Business Post ran a story over the weekend about Dublin city manager Owen Keegan instructing managers to 'crack down' on remote working. There was little in it but it included details of the Fórsa Local Government DEC's upcoming conference motion about the blended work framework.

FInally, the general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation has been dismissed from his post over his links to a European Parliament graft scandal implicating Qatar.

Zen

I'm off to one of my favourite cities this week to see Nils Frahm perform at the legendary Funkhaus studios, then it's on to Prague, my first visit. In anticipation of this week's journey, I found this handy list of Berlin-set movies. Tips or advice on good places to visit in Prague are most welcome.

I've recently been watching Dogs of Berlin on Netflix, a highly digestible and gritty binge-watch if you like drama involving organised crime, international football, improbable escalations of personal misfortune, good cop/bad cop routines and bone-dry Teutonic humour.

Bíodh seachtain iontach agaibh.

Niall