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A bank holiday and a 30c increase in the minimum wage are being considered as part of Budget measures aimed at rewarding frontline workers. This would mean that Ireland would have 10 annual bank holidays, while the minimum wage would rise to €10.50 an hour. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/09/24180805/2409Trend.mp3"][/audio] Jeremy Dixon Co-host of the Opinions Matter Podcast and Laura Byrne Assistant News Editor, The Journal joined The Last Word to discuss the week's trending stories. Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.