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Wednesday 25 November 2020
Members of the insurance industry have claimed that fraud is part of the reason for high premium costs.
Judge Jacqueline Linnane was dismissing €300,000 in whiplash claims.
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said customers are being ‘fleeced’ by insurance providers.
Authorities managed to pick up the hand and have it sewed back on in time.
Some of the items he claimed were stolen, including a marble fireplace, were later found at his family home in Co Meath.
Ireland is also a popular target for ‘fraud tourism’ due to high compensation payouts.
The €38,000 scam was thrown out yesterday.
Twenty people have now been arrested in connection with Operation Nascar.
Fraudsters pushing up the cost of premiums, Brokers Federation tells TheJournal.ie.
THE NATIONAL PUBLIC Health Emergency Team is meeting today to make its recommendation to Government about easing Level 5 restrictions.
The recommendation will potentially set out what people are able to do in the weeks leading up to Christmas, ahead of the Government’s decision this week on whether or not it will re-open things like pubs and restaurants across the country after 1 December.
It’s been reported this week that some ministers believe restaurants should be allowed to open for indoor dining during December and that pubs should also be allowed to reopen.
However, some public health experts believe that it would not be safe to re-open restaurants next month, given the potential to the virus to spread in congregated indoor settings.
But what do you think? Today we’re asking: Would you be comfortable going to a restaurant for a meal in December?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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