Ireland sees first drop in COVID-19 jobless payment recipients

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The number of people claiming emergency coronavirus-related unemployment payments in Ireland fell on a weekly basis for the first time on Monday, although a greater number of people signed up to a separate government wage-subsidy scheme.The number of recipients of the higher, temporary payment introduced in March edged down to 589,000 from 598,000, an official from the prime minister's office told a news conference. When including these recipients, Ireland's unemployment rate..