Here's a listen to what it says in today's papers, which focuses on the prospects of a deal today on the Northern Ireland Protocol, mortgage payment increases, Enda Kenny's recovery from surgery, the scale of in-patient appointment cancellations in hospitals through the winter and the anticipated end of the eviction ban.

The Indo reports of a row in Siptu over the union's Work from Home policy (as it's a subscriber-only piece please drop me a line if you'd like to read the full text).

The Labour Party issued a statement on Friday backing our Garda Civilian members and their campaign on the new Policing Bill, while IBEC is predicting higher-than-expected economic growth this year.

Zen

A brief nod to the Irish rugby team this morning as the Six Nations campaign continues to go rather well. While fans were criticial of some of the team's errors on Saturday, most seemed happy that Italy brought a properly challenging game to the Rome fixture. Onwards.

Have a glittering week.

Niall