Some of the country's well-known publicans are telling the Government they don't want to charge extra for pints or introduce cover charges - but they need urgent State help.
There are some questions that invariably come up when you tell people that you live in Temple Bar and they mostly revolve around the area's soundscape. "Is it very noisy? Do you have problems getting to sleep?" they ask, while the subtext is generally: "What on earth induced you to live in a den of...
Another coronavirus surge similar to the rapid onset of the infection here would be very difficult to manage, a senior official has warned.
Tánaiste Simon Coveney was contacted directly by Keelings before the company flew in 189 seasonal workers from Bulgaria during the Covid-19 lockdown, the Irish Independent has confirmed.
AIB call centre staff have had to come into work during the Covid-19 crisis or voluntarily take time off.
Workplaces will be closed down for breaches of social distancing under plans being considered by the Government to reopen the economy.
Just 54 of the health staff who answered the 'Be On Call for Ireland' recruitment drive in the battle against coronavirus have taken up their posts so far, the Irish Independent can reveal.
