The credit will be deducted in March.

A phased lifting of covid supports will give businesses a chance to get back on their feet according to local publican.

There's a sense of relief and celebration among many business owners and members of the public after the contents of a letter from NPHET to the government were revealed in the last number of hours

There are calls for the payment to be extended to other workers.

Studies of countries that have made the move show lower levels of overdoses and drug-related crime.

The government has announced a one-off Bank Holiday for workers on the 18th of this March , and the payment of €1,000 tax free to front line health care workers

There are long waiting lists for children with Spina Bifida and Hydracephalus.

There is a large backlog in the region,