Call for more public holidays in Ireland

 

A People Before Profit TD wants Irish workers to get the same number of public holidays as the rest of Europe.

Bríd Smith is calling for them to get 3 extra public holidays, to bring the total number up to 12.

She says even beyond the issues around covid and the extra mile they went to, they deserve the 3 additional days anyway.

Deputy Smith thinks February would be a good place to start:

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