[ad_1] Up to 90,000 people could leave the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and return to work soon under the plan to ease restrictions that will be agreed by the government tomorrow. This includes 26,000 workers employed in the retail and wholesale sector, according to RTÉ News. Extensive research, carried out by government departments and independent … Read more
[ad_1] Justice Minister Helen McEntee says she did not know a lawyer she appointed to the Circuit Court once he worked for her predecessor, Charlie Flanagan. In a statement, McEntee also said that he never discussed Mary Morrissey’s appointment with Flanagan. Ms. Morrissey worked for Mr. Flanagan’s Laois Law Firm prior to establishing her own … Read more
[ad_1] A man has been arrested following the robbery of a business premises on Moore Street in Dublin yesterday. On Wednesday morning, a man broke into a local store and walked away with a series of items that he did not pay for. The man threatened and later assaulted security guards who tried to arrest … Read more
[ad_1] Ryan Tubridy has revealed that this year Belated toy show “It almost doesn’t happen” but now that everything is set for Friday night, the Roald Dahl-themed show will reflect Ireland’s “determination and resilience” in 2020. The presenter said that the most important television night of the year was “this close” of not going ahead, … Read more
[ad_1] Restaurants and pubs that serve food are gearing up for a reopening date next Friday after crucial government talks last night. The gastronomic bars that opened their doors was the last compromise proposal that was achieved with Friday seen as a “fair date” that gives the pubs three weekends before Christmas. A source from … Read more
[ad_1] There used to be a great song called John Wayne. It must have been almost 30 years since The Rhythm Kings was a hit with Irish rockers, but it was a good tune. The irresistible single-line chorus was the appropriate material for worms. Now how did it go again? Oh yeah, we do. We … Read more
[ad_1] Distinguishing between pubs that have an on-site kitchen and chef and those that serve food but don’t would be ambiguous and would put more pressure on bartenders in distress, according to the executive director of the Irish Vintners Federation. The government will reveal plans to break out of Level 5 restrictions on Friday. It … Read more
[ad_1] The current President of the Labor Court, Kevin Foley, agreed to mediate the dispute involving Debenhams and his employees. This was confirmed tonight by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. The Government “calls on all parties to do everything possible to resolve this ongoing dispute.” Earlier, Minister of State Damien English said there … Read more
[ad_1] There used to be a great song called John Wayne. It must have been almost 30 years since The Rhythm Kings was a hit with Irish rockers, but it was a good tune. The irresistible single-line chorus was the appropriate material for worms. Now how did it go again? Oh yeah, we do. We … Read more
[ad_1] The HSE will begin relocating residents of a Kerry nursing home at the center of a Covid-19 outbreak that has claimed eight lives as it says it is no longer “sustainable” so it can continue to run the home. The agency was hired to manage Oaklands Nursing Home in Derry, Listowel last Thursday after … Read more