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LATEST: Donegal pandemic unemployment payment recipients up over 400 in last two weeks

The number of Donegal people who are now in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) has reached almost 2,000 again, it was announced this evening. The New Year spike results from hospitality restrictions that were put in place or renewed ...

05 Jan 2022 at 18:48

Arts & Entertainment

Phone, call or text a friend – they appreciate it more than you think

Getting in touch with a friend with a note, call or text is more appreciated than you might think, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might appreciate unexpected ...

11 Jul 2022 at 15:56

Pandemic bonus payment for frontline healthcare workers to be delayed until summer

National News

Pandemic payment for healthcare workers to be delayed until summer

A pandemic bonus worth between €600 and €1,000 in recognition of the contribution made by front line healthcare workers during the pandemic may not now be paid until June, it has emerged. It had originally been expected that the money would be ...

05 Apr 2022 at 10:58

National News

Thousands of nursing home staff are still waiting on pandemic bonus payment

Around 46,000 staff who worked on the front line during the Covid-19 crisis in nursing homes and other care facilities are still waiting for their €1,000 pandemic recognition payment. Latest figures show that 86,000 non-HSE staff who are ...

20 Oct 2022 at 11:19

Local News

Head of Saolta says rise in Covid numbers may see procedures cancelled

The head of the Saolta Hospital Group, Tony Canavan, says non-urgent hospital appointments could be cancelled again if the current wave of Covid continues to rise. [articlepreview id="850797" link="https://www.donegallive....

02 Jul 2022 at 15:10

National News

Cancer diagnoses missed in 1 million Europeans during pandemic, new report suggests

An estimated one million cancer diagnoses were missed across Europe in the last two years, and a new report suggests the impact of Covid-19 could set back European cancer results by almost a decade. Researchers say the ...

16 Nov 2022 at 12:44

National News

Harris defends decision to ‘evaluate’ how Ireland handled Covid pandemic

The Taoiseach has defended a decision to “evaluate” how Ireland handled the coronavirus pandemic rather than set up a statutory inquiry. Simon Harris said that a Covid evaluation will “get to the bottom” of Ireland’s ...

31 Oct 2024 at 16:38

National News

Rollout of pandemic bonus not perfect but largely complete, says health minister

Stephen Donnelly has admitted that the rollout of the 1,000-euro pandemic bonus to frontline workers has not been perfect, but insisted it is now largely complete. The health minister appeared before an Oireachtas ...

19 Apr 2023 at 12:10

National News

'Humans are a social species' - Mental health charity tells people to go outside

A national mental health charity is encouraging people to stop isolating and start socialising again. Turn2Me's call echoes that of the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Breda Smyth, who tweeted a Healthy Ireland ...

03 Mar 2023 at 16:22

National News

Jobs market recovery post-Covid likely due to state intervention and pandemic welfare supports, says study

Employment rates rose for almost all groups of people post-pandemic, while unemployment and labour market inactivity generally fell, new findings show. A new study from the Irish Human Rights and Equality ...

24 Apr 2024 at 11:46

National News

‘Covid-19 inquiry should not be about pointing fingers’ – Taoiseach

An inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic should not be about “pointing fingers” or “ascribing blame”, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar also said he wants an inquiry into the response to ...

02 Jan 2023 at 00:01

National News

Increase in large for-profit operators providing nursing home care – report

Large for-profit operators are the “dominant” providers of nursing home care in Ireland since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a think-tank’s report. Research by the Economic and Social Research ...

09 Jan 2024 at 00:01

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