The Fórsa conference teams and hundreds of delegates are heading to Sligo town this week as the Health & Welfare; Services & Enterprises; and Municipal Employees' divisional conferences and meetings take place.

Ryanair shares are down after the airline reported its weakest annual profit in four years. Staying with aviation a one day strike by Scottish air traffic controllers will ground planes at six airports in the region this Thursday. While BALPA the union representing Ryanair's British pilots will hold an indicative ballot to see if there is support for industrial action over a pay dispute.

Cork ambulance crews, members of the NASRA, have announced on 24 hour strike next week over union recognition, the date has yet to be set.

Employers could be named and shamed for gender pay gap breach says Terry Prone in the Examiner. There is a shortage of creche places for babies and toddlers and creche owners see the pre-schoolers as more lucrative.

Huawei phones 'will still work' despite damaging US Google apps ruling.

Today's zen goes to the Strawbs - enjoy comrades.

Have a good day.