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Emergency legislation aims to amend rules on sick pay

The Government is to introduce emergency legislation in the Dáil to amend the rules on sick pay, which will see ...
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World market emerge from rout as stimulus hopes calm panic

Europe’s main stocks indices opened higher this morning, a day after markets suffered their biggest losses in more than a ...
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5% increase in life satisfaction in Ireland – OECD report

Analysis by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development shows that life satisfaction rose in Ireland by 5% or more ...
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World stocks sink on coronavirus shock, oil price crash

European shares slumped across the board this morning as a lockdown in northern Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak and ...
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Hogan hopeful on mini-US trade deal, agriculture hurdles remain

The European Union is hopeful of reaching a “mini” trade accord with the US in the coming weeks. But there ...
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Economy grew by 5.5% last year – CSO

The country’s gross domestic product grew by 5.5% in 2019, likely making it the European Union’s fastest-growing economy again, new ...
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Bank group working on plan to manage coronavirus situation

A cross bank co-ordination group is working on an industry wide plan to best manage the continued provision of banking ...
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IMF to make $50 billion in emergency funding available

The International Monetary Fund has announced that it’s to make $50bn in emergency financing available for low income and emerging ...
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ICTU calls on Government to protect income of workers hit by coronavirus

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to ensure that workers affected by Covid-19 do ...
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