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14.10.2021 / 09:29

Business owners call for certainty on restrictions

A nightclub operator in Dublin has said he is devastated at the lack of certainty that has arisen again about re-opening plans for the industry next week due to rising Covid-19 rates.

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'Madness' for Shannon Airport to set up its own airline - Walsh

Willie Walsh has said it would be "madness" for Shannon Airport to establish its own airline.

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Varadkar hopes rising costs 'a blip' caused by Covid

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar said he is concerned about the rising cost of energy and materials, as it will have a significant impact on business and on Government.

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NTMA CEO says Rainy Day fund is empty

The country's Rainy Day Fund is empty, the Public Accounts Committee has heard today.

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ESRI forecasts robust economic recovery

The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has become the latest body to forecast a robust recovery in the economy.

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Travel company Joe Walsh Tours to reopen

One of the country's best known travel companies, Joe Walsh Tours, which ceased trading in April of this year as a result of the impact of travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, is to reopen.

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Central Bank forecasts rebound in domestic economic activity this year

A stronger than expected recovery is forecast to result in activity in the domestic economy returning to pre-pandemic levels this year, according to the Central Bank.

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Sample of PUP claims found almost 10% not eligible for scheme

The Comptroller and Auditor General has found there were not enough checks carried out when people applied for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment last year.

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Exchequer spend in Covid's first 12 months topped €17bn

The total direct expenditure as a result of Covid-19 between February 2020 and 2021 was €17.1 billion, according to the annual report published today from the Comptroller and Auditor General.

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Nightclubs due to hand €2.2m to Government before they can reopen

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has warned that nightclubs and late bars will be forced to hand over more than €2.2m to the Government before they can open.

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Labour force increases by 12% in second quarter of 2021 - CSO

The labour force stood at just over 2.5 million people (2,533,200) in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest Labour Force Survey from the the Central Statistics Office.

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Extra bank holiday must be for 'justifiable reasons' - ISME

The chief executive of small firms group ISME said that granting an additional bank holiday next year must be done for "intelligent, justifiable reasons" and not because we have just come through a pandemic.

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Retail Excellence urges faster wind down of PUP to address staff shortages

Retail Excellence has said the process of winding down the Pandemic Unemployment Payment needs to be accelerated, in order to help address acute shortages in staff being felt in the retail and other sectors.

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UK vows to do whatever it takes to resolve trucker shortage

Britain has vowed to do whatever it takes to resolve a trucker shortage that has forced oil giant BP to close some petrol stations and strained supermarket supply chains to breaking point.

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Continued support needed for tourism sector - minister

The tourism sector will not be "healed overnight" and will continue to need support as recovery continues, Minister Catherine Martin has said.

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Bowled over - excitement as leisure complexes reopen

"Today was very exciting coming back into work, my wife took a picture of me and the kids, it was like the first day of school."

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5 things to consider as the great return to office begins

Tomorrow marks another milestone in the Covid-19 story.

Ireland business

5 things to consider as the great return to office begins

Tomorrow marks another milestone in the Covid-19 story.

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Some employees may refuse to return to office - survey

A third of employers feel their organisation is not ready for staff to return to the workplace, a new survey has found.

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Aer Lingus warns of layoffs as cabin crew reject work changes

Cabin crew at Aer Lingus are considering their next steps after the company told cabin managers that a number would be temporarily laid-off and that pay cuts would not be partially restored as hoped.

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PUP numbers fall by over 25,500 as students return to college

The number of people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has fallen to 114,600 this week, a drop of 25,526.

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Traffic figures returning to pre-Covid levels - CSO

Car traffic volumes have not yet returned to pre-Covid-19 levels but the gap between 2021 and 2019 figures is gradually declining, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today.

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Economy to return to pre-Covid levels early next year - NTMA CEO

The chief executive of the National Treasury Management Agency, Conor O'Kelly, has told an audience of investors that the economy is set to return to pre-pandemic levels of activity early next year.

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No changes to Budget framework despite better tax receipts - Donohoe

The Minister for Finance has said he is not looking at making any further changes to the framework for October's budget beyond what was set out in the Summer Economic Statement, despite better than expected tax receipts in recent months.

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Pandemic Unemployment Payment to reduce by €50 as part of wind down

Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) rates will be cut by €50 after today, as part of the Government's wind down of the scheme.

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Covid costs Ireland's tourism sector an estimated €13.4bn

The Covid-19 pandemic has cost the tourism sector here €13.4bn and 100,000 jobs have been lost as a result, a new report claims.

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New Covid scheme for business opens to applicants

A new targeted Government funded support scheme, aimed at assisting vulnerable but viable businesses whose earnings have collapsed due to Covid-19 restrictions, has opened for applications.

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Up to 22,000 housing units could be completed this year - BPFI analysis

Housing completions this year could top 22,000, according to an analysis by Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.

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Jobless rate including Covid-19 payouts falls to 12.4% - CSO

The unemployment rate, when adjusted to include those on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, stood at 12.4% in August.

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One overseas traveller for every five in pre-Covid times - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show a big increase in the level of overseas travel in July compared to June, but the number still remains far below pre-Covid levels.

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ICTU urges Govt not to cut PUP for restricted sectors

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has urged the Government not to reduce the Pandemic Unemployment Payment for out of work workers in sectors that are not yet operational.

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Number of PUP recipients falls below 150,000 for first time

The number of people due to receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) this week has fallen by less than 4,000 when compared to last week.

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Pedestrianisation of Dublin streets extended by 4 weeks

Dublin City Council has announced a four-week extension to a traffic-free initiative on two streets in the city centre.

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Ibec calls for more autonomy in reopening roadmap

The chief executive of Ibec has told the Government it is vital that the next roadmap to reopening the economy is less prescriptive in nature than previously.

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80% of retailers in rent arrears with landlord - Retail Excellence

80% of retailers are in rent arrears with at least one landlord, a new survey by industry representative body Retail Excellence has revealed.

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Ibec: Roadmap 'urgently' needed for experience economy

Business representative group Ibec has growing joined calls for a roadmap for the full reopening of the experience economy, claiming greater urgency is required.

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Vaccine status issue may delay some offices reopening survey finds

Legal restrictions that prevent employers from finding out the coronavirus vaccine status of employees risk delaying the re-opening of offices and are costing businesses money, new research has found.

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4,400 PUP recipients closed claims this week

Just over 153,000 people received the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week, according to figures from the Department of Social Protection.

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ISME: Employers want to know if workers are vaccinated

A leading business representative group has said employers should be allowed to ask if employees are vaccinated before deciding if they can return to offices - saying businesses will be acting "irresponsibly" if they fail to do so.

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Nightclubs reopen in Scotland as restrictions ease further

Scotland's nightclubbers vowed to be "out every night" as the easing of coronavirus restrictions allowed the venues to reopen for the first time in more than a year.

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Covid adjusted jobless rate falls to pandemic-low of 13.5%

The monthly unemployment rate in July was 6.5%, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

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CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated - reports

Three employees at CNN have been fired for violating the network's coronavirus policy by coming into the office unvaccinated, according to US media reports.

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Number on PUP at lowest level since pandemic began

The number of people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is just under 163,400 this week - the lowest level since the pandemic began.

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Personal Injuries Claims numbers see big fall - PIAB

The number of claims made to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board decreased last year, mainly as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Ryanair losses widen on Covid travel restrictions

Ryanair has announced a widening of losses in its first quarter, hit by Covid-19 travel restrictions in Europe.

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25% will not reopen indoor dining - RAI chief claims

Chief Executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland Adrian Cummins has said that a quarter of Irish businesses will not reopen for indoor dining immediately.

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UK food supplies under pressure amid 'pingdemic'

Britain's Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said he was concerned by a so called 'pingdemic' in which hundreds of thousands of workers have been told to self-isolate after being alerted by the NHS Covid app as fears grew of food and fuel shortages.

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PUP numbers at lowest level since March 2020

New figures from the Department of Social Protection show that the number of people getting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment are at the lowest level since early March 2020.

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COVID-19

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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