Some good news to look forward to
Photo by RODNAE Productions from PexelsCabinet has given the go-ahead to an extra Bank Holiday on March 18th this year.
It will move to St Brigid's Day from 2023.
At its meeting this morning Ministers confirmed a four-day weekend around St Patrick's Day.
The 18th of March will be an extra bank holiday this year as a pandemic bonus.
The extra date will be kept next year, but will move to fall around St Brigids Day.
Ministers also confirmed a pandemic bonus for healthcare workers.
They'll be given a tax free €1,000 bonus if they worked in Covid exposed clinical settings.
Already opposition parties have called for that definition to be expanded.
NEW: Cabinet has given the go-ahead to an extra Bank Holiday on March 18th this year. It will move to St Brigid's Day from 2023.
Ministers also approved a once off, tax free €1,000 bonus for frontline healthcare workers who were in Covid exposed clinical settings
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