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# PUP

Less than one in 10 who appealed the cut in their Pandemic Unemployment Payment have had it restored

Around 10,000 people appealed after having their PUP reduced from €350 to €203 a week.

47.6k

Aug 2nd 2020, 8:00 AM

# Jobseekers

Jobs market at 2016 levels as government tells PUP recipients to 'genuinely seek work'

Jobseekers will face tough competition with hundreds of thousands of people still out of work as a direct result of the pandemic.

22.7k

Aug 1st 2020, 8:00 AM

# PUP

Department of Social Protection defends 'legal basis' for checks by social welfare inspectors at airports

The approach taken by inspectors has prompted concern and criticism in recent days.

22.0k

Jul 30th 2020, 9:48 PM

# Data Collection

Data watchdog has 'serious doubts' over whether social welfare inspectors acted lawfully at airports

The Data Protection Commission is seeking further clarity from the department over the actions of social welfare inspectors at airports.

16.9k

Jul 30th 2020, 1:14 PM

# pandemic payment

Department says 85 people who had their PUP stopped may be entitled to it

It comes after a review of 2,500 people who’ve had their payment stopped.

75.1k

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Jul 29th 2020, 9:27 PM

# covid-19 benefit

Humphreys promises 'common sense approach' on whether people on PUP are 'genuinely seeking work'

The Dáil passed legislation this evening that gave the payment a legal basis and said that those in receipt of it must be “genuinely seeking” work.

23.5k

Jul 28th 2020, 10:57 PM

# Covid PUP

Department of Social Protection: 'The PUP is not paid to people who leave the country to live elsewhere, or who go on holidays abroad'

The Department said that the vast majority of welfare payments that were ceased were to people who left the country “permanently”.

28.3k

Jul 28th 2020, 10:31 AM

# Covid-19

Over one million people on Live Register or getting unemployment payment

The number of people in receipt of Covid-related payments is decreasing as more businesses start to reopen.

13.8k

Jul 2nd 2020, 2:52 PM

# Explainer

Q&A: How the extended pandemic payment schemes will work

The schemes will last throughout the summer into August. Here’s what it all means.

41.0k

Jun 6th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Brace Yourself

This puppy got braces on his teeth and it's the cutest thing ever

Little hero.

8.1k

Mar 1st 2016, 3:17 PM

# thomas house

This Dublin pub is sharing nightmare customer stories

The takeaway? People who work in pubs are SAINTS.

30.1k

Sep 28th 2015, 9:00 PM

# Take a Break

'Chance the dog has taught me there's nothing anybody can't do'

Take a break and look at this pup’s new life.

12.5k

Jul 1st 2015, 11:00 AM

# bruno

This pup disappeared in Galway... but turned up on the other side of Ireland

Bruno is back home again.

21.8k

Mar 27th 2015, 2:24 PM

# polly wanna fight

Adorable Irish pup and parrot argue over valuable blanket space

A tense square-off indeed.

3.6k

Jun 16th 2014, 4:00 PM

# dog's best friend

Good samaritan dog refuses to leave friend's side after he was hit by a car

Careful now, this one will hit you right in your heart.

2.5k

Dec 30th 2013, 9:02 AM

# Animal Cruelty

Two puppies beaten and thrown over 10-foot wall in Portlaoise

The two eight-week-old pups had been abandoned behind the high wall for about four days, leaving them severely dehydrated.

15.6k

Jun 5th 2013, 6:45 AM

# Zoo Baby

In photos: Californian sea lion pup born at Dublin Zoo

The young pup was born on land without the ability to swim – but has been taking lessons from his mother.

4.4k

May 29th 2012, 6:35 PM

# Gusty Spence

Former UVF leader Gusty Spence dead at 78

Spence, who was jailed for the murder of a Catholic man in the sixties, later was at the forefront of the UVF ceasefire.

1.3k

Sep 25th 2011, 4:28 PM