Strandhill Sunset
by Niall Shanahan

This morning's front pages have a fair bit of Brexit about them. Readers, it's not going well.

 

In the Irish Times Kathy Sheridan asks What is the point of county councillors? and tells us that two out of three councillors have suffered mental stress as a direct result of their political role.

 

If you're interested in getting a handle on the various candidates running for Europe, RTE's Your Politics podcast series hosts a round table analysis of the three debates held in recent days. On Monday night, our own Bernard Harbor took part in the discussion following the Dublin constituency debate. You can listen back here.

 

Elsewhere, as the debate continues about the homes and houses not yet built, problems continue to surface with those homes built quite recently.

 

In other health news, the Irish Times reports that the HSE's new boss Paul Reid has ordered an independent review of the performance of nine emergency departments. He wants the review by an independent expert group completed within three months.

 

In education news, it's reported that plans for the creation of a new technological university in the Munster area have been dealt a blow after staff at Cork Institute of Technology and IT Tralee voted to reject the latest stage of merger plans.

 

Zen this morning tips the hat to our colleague Eamonn Donnelly who's gearing up for the opening of the Health & Welfare divisional conference in Sligo this evening.

 

Eamonn, as you'll know, is a lifelong fan of The Who. This week they appeared on Jimmy Fallon's show with house band and Philadelphia legends The Roots to perform a very different version of Won't Get Fooled Again. It's inspired.

 

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