The next instalment of Fórsa’s series of live wellness webinars takes place at 11am today when motivational speaker and author Ryan O’Reilly talks with rugby pundit and psychotherapist Brent Pope about staying motivated in work and at home over the coming months. You can see whats on offer here.

Aer Lingus ground crew represented by SIPTU have rejected the company's proposed plan which included maintaining pay at 50 per cent of pre-Covid rates, rather than the current cut of 30 per cent, and sought to avert previously announced job losses. The members voted 55 per cent to 45 per cent against the airline’s proposals.

SIPTU members in the construction trade have also threatened strike action if they don’t get deals on fair pay honoured. The construction members are currently working on major building sites across the country, including the National Children’s Hospital and large social housing schemes.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is set to appoint a new Minister for Agriculture following the sacking of Barry Cowen last night over a drunk-driving controversy.

Ryanair is to massively cut flights between Ireland and the UK for the months of August and September, blaming the Irish government for what it calls “suppressed demand”.

Sixty-eight council workers in Antrim and Newtownabbey look set to lose their jobs as a result of the Covid crisis. It is expected that initially, voluntary redundancies will be sought. The council has already furloughed 375 employee and casual staff jobs.

Pubs across the country are calling for clarity on whether or not they will be able to reopen their doors from Monday, when Phase Four is set to commence. Yesterday, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar indicated that pubs will indeed be given the green light to reopen on 20 July. However, later yesterday, concern was expressed to the government by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) about the planned reopening.

Almost 90% of childcare providers say that they will not be able to remain open without government support, according to a survey by the Federation of Early Childhood Providers (FECP). Despite being able to open on 29 June, the survey shows that 70% of childcare providers have been unable to reopen, with only 22% operating at full capacity.

Finally, Freya Ridings brings us today’s zen with this performance at Dublin’s Heuston Station from almost a year ago. Enjoy!