Workers have rejected plans by Shannon Airport to seek voluntary redundancies from its 230 staff and cut pay by 20 per cent until 2023. Representative unions, including Fórsa, branded the voluntary redundancy terms offered by Shannon as completely unacceptable. The Times reports on it here.

RTÉ reports that the Covid-19 tracker app to help identify close contacts of people who test positive for the disease has now been downloaded by more than 860,000 people since it went live yesterday. Here’s a rundown of how it works.

According to a new report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ireland can meet its EU target to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 30% by 2030, but would require a full implementation of the Climate Action Plan 2019 and would result in 3% average annual emissions reductions from 2021 to 2030.

Bank of Ireland has been accused of breaching rules designed to protect consumers by shutting branches during the lockdown with little notice to customers.The bank shut 101 branches in March due to the pandemic, mainly in rural areas. It said last month it would re-open them, but some have yet to be put back into operation.

Ireland's economy is expected to shrink by 8.5pc this year due to the impact of Covid-19, according to indicators from the European Commission, an overall contraction larger than had been initially predicted in the Commission's spring forecast, and greater than the European Union average of 8.3pc.

The average sale price of a home in Ireland in June was 3.3% lower than the same time last year, according to a new report from property website Daft.ie. Meanwhile, rents have risen but only slightly with an increase of 0.2%.

Scotland is set to become the first country to officially add LGBTQ+ history to its school curriculum, with the hope to have the new curriculum fully implemented by next year (2021).

Lastly, today’s zen features Sam Smith’s cover of one of Coldplay’s most loved songs. Enjoy!