Waking up to the terrible news this morning that 17 people have been shot dead and several others injured by a 19 year old former student in a Florida high school. People are questioning America's gun laws as this is the countries' sixth school shooting this year.

Power-sharing talks in the North have collapsed after Arlene Foster yesterday said that talks between the DUP and Sinn Féin failed on the issue of the Irish language. This news comes amongst claims by Sinn Féin that an “accommodation” had been reached by both parties but the DUP failed to close the deal. So what happens now?

South African president Jacob Zuma resigned from office last night, bringing an end to a long-running fight for political survival he lost control of after standing down as leader of the ruling African National Congress last December.

The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection has said legislation aimed at improving security of working hours for people with insecure employment contracts will strike a fair balance between the rights of employees and employers. You can listen to myself and Lughan speaking to Minister Doherty about the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 here from 4:12. 

ICTU's Patricia King has said the government must immediately develop a clear strategy to counter the real threat to the jobs and economic well being of tens of thousands of workers arising from Brexit. This follows the release of study from Copenhagen Economics on the likely impact of Brexit on the Irish economy.

The Irish Examiner reports that half of all IDA visits were to Dublin last year. This news comes as we await the publication of the National Development Plan and the National Planning Framework tomorrow.

And finally, Dublin Zoo yesterday announced the arrival of their latest baby, a 90kg male Asian elephant calf. Your Zen today this a video of a baby elephant getting embarrassed after it falls while chasing birds.