The Sindo reported that the new French owner of telecoms company Eir may axe up to 1,000 jobs - a third of its workforce - when they take control. Eugene Quinn is quoted on behalf of Fórsa.
The Irish Times reports that Dawn meats has forced employees to sacrifice two days of annual leave because it was unable to open its plants for two days during the recent heavy snowfalls. Siptu disputes the company's claim that this arrangement is the norm across the sector.
In Waterford, councillors were briefed on how Waterford Council staff were "put to the test" by the extreme weather, while Dublin City Council water and drainage crews say disruption to water services is coming under control and will be completely resolved in two to three weeks.
On Friday afternoon there was good news about the economy (performing well, "based on a broad recovery in domestic demand and a strong external environment") but the governor of the Central Bank still wouldn't rule out the possibility of a property market crash.
Meanwhile, the Irish Times reported that a list of high street firms and household brand names were “named and shamed” by the UK government for failing to pay workers the national minimum wage, including TGI Friday’s, Marriott hotels, football clubs Stoke City and Birmingham City, and Tayto, which is a different company to Tayto in the Republic.
Finally, your moment of Zen comes from two lads from North Cork whose company I've enjoyed immensely over the last five weeks. The season one finale of Young Offenders is on RTE2 on Thursday night.
They gave us laughter, they gave us charm, and they moved us without being mawkish. A second season has been confirmed, yay! I'd like to dedicate this next song to our music critic Raymond Connolly, who should be sharpening his quill this week for the next edition of Fórsa magazine.
