A New Bank Holiday And €1,000 Payment For Frontline Health Staff
19 January 2022 - 6 minsA new bank holiday was announced by government today which will fall on the 18th of March.
A pandemic bonus payment of €1,000 will go to healthcare workers, porters, some members of the defence forces and people who swabbed for the HSE.
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Ciara Phelan, political correspondent, Irish Mirror joined the Last Word to discuss.
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