He started his flexible side hustle after reading about it in the newspaper, and now he makes up to $4,000 a month. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.

There will be a “seamless” and “easy” process for 39,000 retail and hospitality businesses to get €4,000 grants before Christmas, Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke has pledged.

Peter Burke: “We've been working to ensure that the mechanism to pay it and to register hopefully will be completed this month.” ...