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The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is set to be cut considerably later this year.
Government leaders are meeting on Tuesday to finalise their plans for phasing out the social welfare support which is currently claimed by over 300,000 people.
It will come with the promise that there will be “no cliff edge”, but over a number of months it will nearly be halved from €350 down to the regular unemployment rate of just over €200.
Another baby, one by the name of Frankie, was staring up at his mammy, Gillian Duggan from Clonsilla, as she piled clothes high on every available surface of his buggy. âIâm very excited to be back, itâs like a supermarket sweep,â she said. Gillian Duggan, and baby Frankie, from Clonsilla with her sister Ciara Duggan, from Finglas, in Penneys, Mary Street. Photograph: Dara MacDónaill/The Irish Times Aishling Alcock from Coolock in Penneys on Mary Stree today. Photograph: Dara MacDónaill/The Irish Times
Even though Frankie came into the world just 10 weeks ago, his mam was full of beans and can-do spirit. âWe have loads of appointments today,â she said. âNext there is Zara and then JD Sports and Bershka and Stradivarius at 2pm. I am really getting the steps in today, thatâs for sure. Iâve missed it, it has been a very hard year so far.â
Covid-19 outbreak at Mountjoy Prison as staff and 19 prisoners test positive
The outbreak may limit the amount of visits allowed for prisoners during the isolation period
Mountjoy Prison (Image: Colin Keegan/Collins)
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A number of staff and prisoners from Mountjoy Prison have tested positive for Covid-19.