RTE and the Irish Times have picked up on the ballot for Job Evaluation. Addressing delegates at conference Richy Carrothers said "The LGMA's refusal to discuss the issue at the WRC (Workplace Relations Commission), where we convened in January, left members with no choice but to express their determination through this ballot for industrial action," 

There was also some radio pick-ups from conference including Highland Radio and Cork'sRedFM.

Head of the Services and Enterprises Division, Katie Morgan will make her address at conference this morning followed by motions on pay, pensions and terms and conditions of employment.

Reported by the Irish Times, construction costs for houses and apartments are 15-30 per cent higher in Dublin than in comparable cities around Europe, according to a cost comparison study to be presented to Government on Thursday.

RTE has reported Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting The Hague and will meet with the leadership of the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russia's Vladimir Putin.

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On this day in 1959 Ella Fitzgeral won her first Grammy. Have a nice day folks: