Almost 3,000 secondary school students are set to return to classrooms at the end of the month, along with special classes in primary schools, after a deal was agreed between Fórsa, the ASTI and the Department of Education yesterday. That story received coverage in The Examiner,  RTÉ and the journal.ie.

Also, the ASTI voted to reject the proposed new public service pay agreement by 79% after their ballot closed yesterday, as their president said Building Momentum does not resolve the problem of unequal pay in teaching

Local authorities can deliver housing at significantly cheaper rates than the private sector, according to the Department of Housing’s own figures. When developed directly by the local council, figures show the average construction costs for a two-bed apartment last year was €230,300, while the average cost of a three-bed house was €214,076.

Elsewhere, MEPs are calling for the rights of gig economy workers to be strengthened, after voting in favour of equal labour conditions for them yesterday.

AIB and the Financial Services Union have formally begun talks on the bank’s three-year restructuring plan aimed at reducing its workforce by up to 1,500 staff. 

Meanwhile, State pension liabilities are rising at a rate of 10% a year, according to the latest study of Ireland’s pensions, which says pension schemes across the State have total liabilities of €607.9 billion.

And finally, despite life largely existing online now for the best part of a year, many of us are still struggling with the likes of zoom. Here's one example which gave the world a chuckle recently, where a lawyer logged into the 394th Judicial District with a cat filter on and couldn't figure out how to turn it off.