Worrying reports of a possible link between Covid-19 and stillbirths dominate the Irish pandemic coverage this morning, though there's plenty more.

In industrial relations news, Industrial Relations News was the only organ to report this significant intervention on collective bargaining from Ibec chief Danny McCoy. That has a pay-wall, so let me know if you're having trouble getting in.

Meanwhile, EU-based companies would be required to publish stats on their gender pay gaps under new legislation being prepared by the European Commission. Over here, there are more women than before on the boards of large companies.

Media-wise, I'm afraid there's more bad news for our national broadcaster, which faces an €11 million annual revenue loss on foot of declining TV licence sales.

Elsewhere, passport office delays are back in the headlines, Ryanair says it's to fly out of Belfast, and a new ICTU report calls for State supports to meat processors to be conditional on decent pay and conditions. Here's the full report.

I generally steer clear of politics and unions for Zen, but this clip from a world leader really is uplifting. Go Joe.

Wow yourself this weekend.

Bernard