'Irish national' living in Northern Ireland challenges State over Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

A man living in Northern Ireland is mounting a legal challenge against the State over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment.

A pre-action letter was sent to the Minister of Social Protection Regina Doherty this afternoon from Phoenix Law, a firm based in Belfast, on behalf of "an Irish national", a man who lives in Co. Armagh and works in Co. Louth.