Ēostre approaches...
by Niall Shanahan

 

The Leitrim Development company has said it will meet with Fórsa representatives to resolve any remaining issues with its workers. This and other stories will be covered in our news bulletins, which will publish later this morning.

 

In today's news, it's reported that more than 1,600 children have been waiting over a year for a psychology appointment. 

 

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (Agsi) has said its members would consider going on strike in order to gain the right to legally join a union. The Irish Times also reports that a a car parts firm has been ordered to pay €46,000 by the WRC to a former receptionist after finding that the woman was sexually harassed by her boss, while the Labour Court has recommended that some workers at cleaning firm Noonan Group have half a previous pay cut restored.

 

Elsewhere,it's reported that  Irish Life is facing industrial action after staff backed action in response to the company’s decision to close two defined-benefit pension schemes later this year.

 

Social media minefields are as hazardous as ever. This poor guy lost his job after inadvertently 'liking' a tweet that annoyed China.

 

It's reported that all requests by secondary schools to build or upgrade sports halls are being turned down. That's despite the introduction of Physical Education on the Leaving Cert curriculum this year. No mention of whether or not the resurfaced hockey pitch at Wesley college (cost €150,000) will be made available to schools whose application is rejected.

 

Your moment of Zen today is provided by author, actor and prize-winning Wicklow chutney maker Philip Judge, as he explores the ancient origins of our Easter traditions in the Irish Times. If you haven't already come across it, I heartily recommend his book, In Sight of Yellow Mountain. It was my companion during a few lazy, late summer days in Wexford last year, and proved to be very entertaining company.

 

Also, Love In The Wild, the play by Fórsa member Lisa Walsh, got a really good review in the Sunday Times, and is on this week at the Viking Theatre in Clontarf.

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