Social Protection employee apologises to ‘Mrs Enough’ for error

A red-faced employee at the Department of Social Protection has apologised for referring to a young widow as Mrs Enough when he wrote her a letter saying her benefits were to be cut.

To compound the gaffe, the employee later rang her to say he “couldn’t apologise — enough” for the mistake.

The widow from East Cork, who has asked not to be named, received the letter, which has been seen by the Irish Examiner, on Christmas Eve.