The tragic family shooting of three men in Cork is broadly covered across all news media this morning. Ard fheis go raibh ag a anam.

The Times covered the potential for a new public service pay deal on Sunday, following a meeting of unions on Friday to discuss progress to date on the development of negotiations with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. 

RTÉ looked at the potential reality of a four day week over the bank holiday. Our own Joe O'Connor spoke to Morning Ireland, calling on the Oireachtas committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment to investigate the feasibility of a four-day work week across different sectors in Ireland.

Survivors of Mother and Baby homes have sought greater transparency over fears their files will be sealed. The controversial legislation, which transfers a database of 60,000 records on the homes to Tusla, was signed into law yesterday. 

The Indo reports that claims of bullying and abuse in Leinster House are to be investigated further.

The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) has called for more transparency in schools so teachers would know how many cases are in a school and how much at risk they are. Meanwhile, the results of a ballot by the union on potential strike action are expected later this week.

Elsewhere, Mandate has called for “definitive action" from Taoiseach Micheál Martin to resolve the Debenhams dispute. In a letter the Taoiseach to mark the 200 days in which former Debenhams’ workers have staged pickets at stores, the union said they deserved the support of the State in bringing the dispute to an end.

Public health specialists will ballot for industrial action if a deal with the Government on their consultant contracts is not agreed by November 30, according to The Examiner.

Former Ireland AM presenter Sinéad Desmond has reportedly “won the first round of legal battle” over equal pay against her former employer Virgin Media. The former Ireland AM presenter quit her role back in 2017, after an alleged row over the gender pay gap between herself and her male co-hosts.

Investment in co-working hubs is a hot topic with local media in both Kilkenny and Donegal, with both counties calling for additional resources.

RTÉ will seek 60-70 redundancies when it reopens its voluntary exit scheme in January, the broadcaster has confirmed.

President Michael D Higgins has signed a bill into law allowing gardaí to issue graduated fines to people found to be in breach of the latest Covid-19 guidelines.

And finally, permission has been granted to convert up to 1,600 student accommodation beds across Dublin city into tourist or short-term worker apartments for the current academic year. The decision by Dublin City Council to allow five purpose-built student facilities to be used for holiday or general rental was described by Labour Senator Maire Sherlock as setting a “dangerous precedent for co-living by the back door”.

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Have a good week folks.