Morning all,

The FAI, the volcano eruption in New Zealand and a comfortable majority for the Tories (god help us all) as the UK election enters its final days dominate the news agenda this morning, while the farmers' blockade comes to North County Dublin.

And this week's climate warning alerts us to the fact that oxygen in the world’s oceans is depleting at an unprecedented rate, leaving species gasping for breath and devastating marine habitats. That's according to a report issued at the annual UN climate talks in Madrid.