Elsewhere, The Indo reports that Dublin Airport unions have written to DAA demanding payment of wage increments due to staff this month, describing a decision to withhold pay increases as "unlawful", while Congress has written to the Minister for Finance to raise concerns about irregularities in the administration of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) as it relates to women returning from maternity leave.

The Indo reported on Saturday that the majority owners of Stobart Air - its 450 staff - have been left in the dark amid a series of complex deals over the past 14 months that culminated last week in an agreement to sell 49pc of the business.

Amidst all the understandable anxiety about the immediate economic future, the message from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council is a tad less gloomy than usual. Acting chairperson Sebastian Barnes writes in today's Irish Times: "Compared with the 2008 crisis, it should be possible to avoid severe austerity. This crisis is different: the economy went into it in robust health rather than overheating and overborrowed. With the right choices at Irish and euro-area level, the recovery should be less drawn out." Read the full item here. Elsewhere in the same paper, Barnes' view is reported by Harry McGee as “hard political choices” will be needed to meet the Herculean task of recovering from the Covid-19 emergency.

In the Business Post yesterday President Michael D Higgins backed calls for more public spending and more supports for vulnerable workers in the wake of the pandemic. He said public spending must be viewed as an investment in both society and the economy, not a cost or a burden. He urged close consideration of a new report by the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) comparing it in importance to the 1958 Whitaker report, which helped to restore the Irish economy. The full text of that piece is available upon request, just drop me a line. On a related note, the latest blog post from NERI says decent employment for younger generations should be the focus of the stimulus package.

Meanwhile, the IT reports that the removal of the 2km limit on movement and the ban on small gatherings are the restrictions most people want to see ended according to a survey of 35,000 people, but (and it's a big 'but') it's reported that delays in reaching the weekly target of 100,000 coronavirus tests until the third week in May raise doubts about the State’s capacity to lift lockdown restrictions when they expire next week, while there are data privacy concerns about the State’s proposed contact tracing app.

So what else is there? Ah yes, forming a government...how is that going? Well, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are expected to respond to the Green Party's framework document early this week.

OK, let me hit you up with some Zen so that we can conclude this morning's digest with a disposition to match the glorious sunshine that greets us this morning.

First, the good news is that Fórsa member Lisa Walsh's play Love In The Wild makes a welcome return, this time via the magic of the web, and is free to view all this week, though a small donation if you can to the Axis Ballymun Arts Fund (which ensures the artists get paid) is appreciated.

In Bergamo, Italy, ground zero for Italy's pandemic tragedy, citizens mark the 75th anniversary of liberation from fascism with a rousing and emotional rendition of the defiant Bella Ciao.

In Kerry, Tralee Community Garda Mary Gardiner knows the way to Amarillo.

Finally, another example of amazing community spirit in (I think) Ringsend, where community bingo has been upgraded to community dancing and it's just brilliant. Up the flats!!