The Sunday Independent covered the issue of alarm being raised at senior government level at the cost of plans to give seven-weeks paid parental leave. While today's Indo looks at the details of the scheme. Also under the new legislation adoptive benefit is to be paid to gay couples. 

Nurses on an average of €44,000 due to get wage rise after strikes writes Anne-Marie Walsh in the Indo.

Today's zen goes to Motown singer Marvin Gaye who dies this day in 1984. 

Have a good day.