Ryanair to cut up to 3,000 jobs blaming ‘state aid doping’ for other European airlines

[ad_1] Budget airline Ryanair is drawing up plans to cut as many as 3,000 jobs and close bases in Europe, as the airline addresses the massive downturn in business caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Accusing European governments of unfairly bailing out major competitors, the budget airline announced a restructuring program on Friday that includes plans … Read more

More than a million people now receive state income support

[ad_1] More than a million people are receiving some form of state aid, said Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty. The Department issued pandemic default payments to 584,000 people on Monday. Around 50,000 people receive a payment for the first time. These payments add to the 212,000 people on the live registry and more than 46,000 … Read more