Also in the letters page of the IT, Dr Laura Bambrick, ICTU's social policy officer, writes about retirement age.

There's bad news for Aran islanders as their air service is once again in jeopardy, while the Government has given formal approval to a substantial boundary increase for Cork City Council and to merge Galway County Council and Galway City Council within three years.

There's bad news too for Irish universities, as Trinity College Dublin loses its status as Ireland’s only top-100 university, while six out of eight Irish top-ranked colleges have slipped down the rankings.

Elsewhere, it's reported that Irish Water has submitted planning permission for an €80 million upgrade of the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant as part of an ongoing €400 million investment in the plant.

Ryanair has signed its first recognition deal with a union representing cabin crew in Italy. This is the first non-pilot deal the airline has agreed since announcing its decision to recognise unions almost six months ago.

The main story dominating the Irish broadsheet front pages today is the conviction of David Drumm. The former Anglo exec is profiled here.

While the combination of circumstances that led to the Grenfell Tower tragedy “do not appear to be present in Ireland” – a new fire safety review says there's a need to strengthen the State’s fire regulations.

Finally, your Zen moment today is embedded in the image above. It's Patrick Freyne's review of BBC's Springwatch (a personal favourite) as he contrasts the animal kingdom's PR skills demonstrated in RTE's Wild Irish Year, which I've mentioned here before.

Have a good day, the weather is still doing that thing where it isn't cold OR wet.