It's reported this morning that hospitals and nursing homes will be prioritised for rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine under plans to go to Government tomorrow, while Tomás Ryan, associate professor in the school of biochemistry and immunology at Trinity College, writes in the IT that the Government's Covid strategy is disconnected from the public, which backs stricter measures.

Friday's positive CSO figures on the economy gave Fórsa another opportunity to drive home the union's conference message on the need for Government to continue to stimulate the economy through income supports, business supports and investment in  public services and infrastructure.

Michael Brennan has a longer read feature in the Business Post on the future of Irish pensions. I'll make the full text available upon request, just drop me a line (nshanahan@forsa.ie).

Nphet rises above the noise to deliver sound public health advice - no you won't have read that headline in the Irish Times. It was Fergus Finlay’s column in the Examiner on Friday underscoring what the most recent lockdown has achieved while Covid-19 continues to wreak significantly more harm across Europe, where mortality rates are six times higher than in Ireland.

This data-driven piece in the New York Times illustrates the deadlier second wave currently at work across Europe, and shows how much we've managed to achieve here. Both pieces worth reflecting on the next time you hear an opinions-for-cash pundit noising off about 'unelected experts' etc.

It was a great weekend for FAI title winners Dundalk FC and All-Ireland finalists Dublin and Mayo. Less good was the shabby treatment of the Galway women's team ahead of their All-Ireland football semi-final against Cork.

Your Zen this morning is a gallery of photographs taken by Paul Graham, who spent the early 80s going up and down the UK's Great North Road. It's a remarkable series of photos, not least because it's a rare example of a study in colour from that time, when the preference for documentary photographers was black and white. They capture time and place with remarkable precision and depth. Click the image above, taken in John’s Cafe, Bedfordshire in April 1981, for more.

Have a great week. Stay safe.

Niall