Italian politics
'Renzi delays resignation until budget approval' - that's the headline in the Irish Times today, as once again, the paper leads with Italy,and the political and economic ramifications of the referendum defeat, which it says, reverberated across Europe yesterday.
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It reverberates through the paper too - with lots of coverage, comment and analysis. In one piece, Cliff Taylor writes under the headline: 'Europe watches nervously as Italy plots next step', in another, Suzanne Lynch says 'Europe has lost a powerful voice against austerity', but the editorial writer cautions against us reading too much into it all.
'Renzi's mistake', says the writer, 'was to stake his own fate on an unnecessary poll... arguably' says the piece, 'Italian politics has simply returned to its default position of instability, legislative gridlock and inability to reform'.
Gardai pay deal
The position of rank and file gardai was made pretty clear yesterday meanwhile - and their acceptance of the pay deal on offer makes the front of the Irish Times and the lead story in the Irish Examiner. 'Garda pay deal paves way for others' is the way the Examiner headline puts it. In the story we're told 'the approval is set to clear the way for other trade unions to formally begin fresh talks with the government about restoring pay that was cut during the crash.'
Third level education
The lead story in the Irish Independent is drawn from its Feeder Schools Supplement, which, as it tells us, gives a snapshot of where the Leaving Cert pupils of 2016 enrolled in college. And it's good news - 'State schools surge in the race for college' is the headline. Katherine Donnelly says that with more non-fee schools sending all their graduates to third level, the public sector students are closing the gap on private pupils.
The Irish Times, however takes a different story from the same figures looking at particular courses and entry requirements, the headline on their front page piece is 'Fee paying schools increase hold on top university places'.
'The figures' says the piece, 'show the extent to which geography and affluence are key factors in determining children's future careers'. The Irish Examiner echoes this line too - with a big analysis piece by Niall Murray headlined: 'Culture of have and have not in education'.
Bin Charges
Bin charges meanwhile look like they are changing as The Irish Daily Mail tells us this morning - they are 'Dumped'.
'New bin charges are axed' says the rest of the front page headline, as the paper tells us 'Simon Coveney's plans to bring in a new bin charges regime are being abandoned by the government'. The story makes the front of the Independent too where we're told Denis Naughton will today tell the Cabinet that the proposed system is inflexible and will not work.
