Gardaí to prepare file for the DPP after releasing €500,000 pension fraud suspect

Detectives believe suspect collected late father’s pension payments since death in 1987

Almost a third of those under 25 are on lowest Covid payment rate, National Youth Council of Ireland says

Additional 2,000 people claim payment in Donegal following new restrictions

Spending hits €48bn over nine months, 25% more than last year

Increase partly due to introduction of Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions in Dublin

Minister warns impact of new restrictions in Dublin not yet reflected in figures

Arrangement will now continue until November 30th

Number in receipt of pandemic benefit drops 64% from peak to 209,951 claimants

Some 219,000 people now receiving PUP, a 63 per cent drop on peak in May

Woman and her elderly mother escape after smoke alarm alerts them to fire

Controversy surrounds gathering of information from people in relation to Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Some 313,800 are claiming pandemic payment, down from a high of almost 600,000

Humphreys says last week saw largest number of people returning to work since crisis began

Burglary, sexual crimes, public order offences and other crimes fell during pandemic

Daily briefing reveals 32,800 less unemployment payments issued than last week

Department of Social Protection advises public not to click or reply to the text

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform head warns of significant deficit

Oireachtas Covid-19 committee to hear Government could face €30bn deficit this year

Brid Smith says new mothers had been left ‘isolated’ from support services