Fórsa has once again written to Cork City Council seeking meaningful engagement regarding the ongoing harassment and abuse of Cork City library workers in their workplace. This comes following a solidarity protest which saw over five-hundred people march from Cork City library to Cork City Hall last Friday (7th June) in support of the library workers. 

SIPTU has called on the Government to urgently intervene in Tara Mines crisis. The union has asked for immediate action to attempt to resolve the crisis facing workers, their families and the economy which will result from a temporary closure of Tara Mines in Navan, county Meath, which is scheduled to commence on 14th July.

In other news, Ryan Tubridy, his agent Noel Kelly and their solicitors are set to face a grilling from two Oireachtas committees today over RTÉ’s failure to disclose €345,000 worth of payments to the presenter. The group will first appear before Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee at 11am, followed by a 3pm sitting of the Oireachtas Media Committee.

People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith has announced that she will not be seeking re-election. Smith decided not to run in the next general election as it is time to make way for the new generation of “younger working class people” who can “tell it like it is”, she said. 

And where a notice to quit is issued to a tenant, a landlord will be obliged to simultaneously invite the renter to make a bid to purchase the property within 90 days, under the government’s First Right of Refusal legislation. Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien will today update Cabinet on the progression of the legislation, which was promised when the government lifted the eviction ban in March. 

Finally, Ricky Martin started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Livin' La Vida Loca' on this day in 1999. Enjoy!