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Government to begin reducing the Pandemic Unemployment Payment by €50 from September

The PUP will be closed off to new applicants from July as the country begins to emerge from the Covid pandemic.

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May 31st 2021, 9:55 PM

Lobby group seeks government help to save 90% of restaurants from permanent closure

The RAI has put forward a plan to help the sector recover and retain 120,000 jobs.

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Apr 27th 2020, 9:03 AM