The Times leads this morning with news that Government is likely to accept a recommendation from an independent body that working time in the civil and public service should be restored to pre-austerity levels from 1st July 2022. There was also broad coverage by RTÉ, The Indo and The Examiner.
Fórsa has welcomed the news. Read more on our reaction here.
Meanwhile, the INMO has called on the HSE to curtail as many patient services as possible at University Hospital Galway to ensure a severely reduced staff can deliver safe patient care there.
Elsewhere, Siptu members of Dublin Fire Brigade are set for talks with management in the coming days in an attempt to resolve a long running dispute over staffing levels in the service.
The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union has said that State exams cannot ahead as planned this year due to Covid-related disruption. Read more on that here.
Zen
The Pet Shop Boys bring us our zen this morning. WestEnd Girls is 37 years old this week.