Representatives of the entertainment sector are continuing to lobby the Government to reopen the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, saying they fear many will have to leave the industry as nightlife restrictions take effect.
For DJ Aidan Kavanagh, this time of year was meant to be his busy period. He had gigs lined up throughout December, but not anymore. "Last Monday, I just started getting loads of calls, loads of cancellations.
I've now lost five Christmas parties," he said. RTÉ News first spoke to Mr Kavanagh at the start of this year. At the time, he was on the PUP and unsure of when he would get back to work.
In late summer though, his phone started to ring again with offers of gigs. For a while, business was looking good and he came off