Zippay will be available “in early 2026” for AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB customers

The full value of the Pandemic Special Recognition Payments was a €1,000 tax-free payment to eligible frontline staff who worked in a Covid-19-exposed healthcare environment between March 2020 and June 2021.

Nomupay started operations in 2021 after buying licences from payments company Wirecard

The Dublin-based company, which provided uPVC windows and doors and aluclad windows in new builds and home renovations, closed earlier this month saying it was unable to pay its debts

RTÉ said it has written to former members of the executive, who departed since 2016, to waive confidentiality regarding exit packages they received

Around 100 businesses that were flooded across Cork and Waterford could be in line for the enhanced payment