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‘It’s been a stressful two years’: Drivers uncertain over future of taxi sector

Remote working, fewer tourists and ageing drivers some of challenges industry faces

Pandemic frees up more women to participate in workforce

Countries with higher levels of female empowerment tend to be more productive

Lifting Covid restrictions: What can I do on Saturday that I haven’t been able to do?

Pub opening hours restored and two-metre rule scrapped in wide-ranging changes

Ireland’s debt equates to €47,000 for every man, woman and child

CSO figures show Government debt rose last year as spending on supports continued

Unemployment rate rises to 7.5% as Covid-19 rules hit hospitality

CSO figures point to rise in Republic’s jobless total after period of decline

Tens of thousands due to sign on over the coming days - McGrath

Financial supports for supply-chain firms hit by Covid restrictions to be announced shortly

Risk of poverty among workers would have doubled last year without Covid supports

CSO data shows 6.7 per cent of people employed were at risk of poverty in 2020

The great office break-up

Remote working is akin to a long-distance relationship

Omicron variant could derail economic recovery, ESRI warns

Think tank also predicts inflation will continue to rise, peaking at 6% in March 2022

Post-Covid redundancies to arise but record number in employment expected next year

Economy growing rapidly but ‘smooth recovery not guaranteed’, Tánaiste says

Ireland bucks OECD tax trend on account of reduced VAT receipts

Agency report reveals pandemic has less impact on tax revenue than previous crises

Covid-19: 2,950 new cases reported as Government reviews hospitality supports

New rules on sector, made in bid to curb Covid spread, come into effect from Tuesday

Laid-off nightclub workers to get higher €350 pandemic unemployment payout

Donohoe says he will look at raising €5,000 weekly cap in Covid support for large businesses

Musician ‘hanging on by a thread’ after loss of Christmas bookings

Singer for events band says Tony Holohan’s advice to public meant ‘that was it for us’

DUP making absurd U-turn towards NI protocol landing zone

Donaldson’s shameless manoeuvre shows he recognises protocol is here to stay

Unemployment falls to pandemic low of 6.9% as economy rebounds

Latest CSO jobless figures point to strong recovery in State’s labour market

Government will wait on PUP cuts decision until Cabinet meeting – Martin

Government determined to keep economy intact and ready to reopen, says Taoiseach

The Great Recruitment of 2021: Pandemic leaves chronic staff shortages

Businesses and recruiters struggle to find staff in a market that now favours the worker

Loyalist opposition to NI protocol creating febrile atmosphere on the ground

Two recent hijackings linked to opposition to the deal are causing much anger locally

Two men jailed over €180,000 Pandemic Unemployment Payment fraud

Oluwagbewikeke Lewi and Bashiru Aderibigbe pleaded guilty after garda investigation

The Irish Times view on the Northern Ireland protocol: loyalist discontent

Political leaders must ensure that warnings about the destabilising effects of current tensions do not become a self-fulfilling prophecy

Number of people receiving PUP falls by over half million since peak of crisis

CSO data shows Dublin’s North Inner City had highest number of claimants

Unemployment across OECD falls to 5.8% in September

Jobless rate falls but agency says this largely reflects return of temporary laid-off workers

‘Significant gaps remain’ between UK and EU on NI protocol, Donaldson says

Five Belfast bus routes suspended on Monday after latest of two recent hijackings

Financial impact of Covid-19 may be hidden, Flac says

Rising cost of living putting pressure on struggling families, advice body says

Unemployment falls to pandemic low of 7.9% as labour market recovers

Latest CSO data shows more than 205,000 people were out of work or in receipt of PUP

Two men admit part in €180,000 PUP fraud

Accused were part of criminal gang who used names of HSE and Tusla staff to make fake claims

Workers’ tips set to be protected under new law

Cabinet approves drafting of two new laws aimed at boosting workers’ rights

Michael McDowell: Bedsit ban offers a warning on future income supports

Unintended consequences can cancel out positive effects of well-meaning initiatives

Pandemic wage subsidy to be phased out by end of April 2022

Budget 2022: There will be no change to the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme in October and November

‘Truly exciting times ahead’ for Ireland, ‘optimist’ Donohoe says

Budget 2022: State will be there for people ‘when they most need it’, McGrath says

Almost 20,000 on pandemic payment called to welfare offices to sign on

Close to a tenth of claims ineligible for Covid-19 benefit, review finds

Nearly 50,000 come off PUP and Live Register as economic activity accelerates

Latest CSO data show labour market conditions are continuing to improve

Unemployment in Irish economy falls to pandemic low of 10%

Latest CSO data show more than 273,000 people were either out of work or in receipt of PUP

UK ‘will need to act’ if EU fails to address NI concerns, Frost warns

Unionist party leaders say triggering Article 16 of Northern Ireland protocol would not resolve issues

David McWilliams: It’s not money we lack, it’s vision

Now is not the time for agonising about budgets; it is time to do the things that we should have done years ago

Nearly one in 10 PUP claimants were ineligible, State auditor’s review finds

More than €14.5m in overpayments identified by end of August 2021, says C&AG report

DUP so compromised by Brexit that tiny TUV is turning its tactics against it

Newton Emerson: Out of the pan-unionism into the fire for desperate DUP

Unionist leaders jointly declare opposition to Northern Ireland protocol

Declaration by DUP, UUP, TUV and PUP intended to emphasise unity over protocol

Concerns rise in Government that pandemic rewards for public sector may wipe out budget resources

Union claim for 10 days’ leave for health staff could cost €377m, HSE estimates

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