Average earnings for Irish workers increased 2.4pc in the first three months of the year, according to new CSO figures.

Spanish, Portuguese, Belgian and Italian cabin crew unions met in Madrid to discuss possible industrial action. They want Ryanair to apply national laws of the crews’ home bases to their employment terms and the company to negotiate with worker representatives chosen by unions.

The Guardian ran an exclusive a few weeks ago, which is a very interesting read on how right wing groups wield secret 'toolkit' to plot against US unions.

Siptu's Big Start campaign are set to challenge commercial rates on early years services in County Mayo.

While Starbucks are to close thousands of stores in the United States for one day for anti-bias training.

It is sun cream alert as today is set to be the hottest day of the year so far with highs of 26 degrees in some places. While the Indo has 10 things to do in Dublin this summer.

Unfortunately Ireland lost out to France in a 2 - 0 result in Paris last night.

Today's zen goes to the 'Spiderman of Paris' as Mamoudou Gassama has been affectionately called, after he scaled to a sixth floor balcony to save a young child hanging by one hand. He has since been granted citizenship and a job in the fire brigade.

Have a good day.