New supports announced for businesses as latest Covid restrictions begin to bite

A man walks past empty seating outside a pub in Dublin. Picture: Damien Storan/PA

A financial package totalling around €100m per month has been announced to support the arts and hospitality sector shuttered by recent restrictions.

The package announced today was agreed by Cabinet this morning and changes made to the wage subsidy scheme and Covid restriction support scheme will cost approximately €50m each for the month of January.