CONFIRMED: Work from home, midnight pub curfew and household Covid isolation among new restrictions
The Taoiseach has addressed the nation. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that a midnight curfew is to be imposed on pubs, restaurants and nightclubs as part of measures to combat the latest Covid-19 wave. Under the new rules, all on-licensed premises will have to shut their doors at midnight from this Thursday (18 November). The […]
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“It’s obvious these guidelines were issued by Government without any meaningful consultation with the hospitality sector.”
VFI states: “We now have to work with members to implement changes that go live in less than 24 hours.” It was confirmed on Thursday evening (21 October) that there would be big changes in the hospitality sector around Ireland from Friday, 22 October. According to the announcement, the three big changes were: nightclubs to […]
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Nightclubs call on Government to scrap late night venue charges ahead of reopening
The sector are asking Government to waive the fee for the next six months to allow the industry to recover. The Licensed Vinters Association (LVA) have called on Government to scrap late night venue charges ahead of the reopening of nightclubs. Nightclub trials are set to begin from 6 September, meanwhile, clubs will reopen fully […]
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Restaurant Association slams “ageist” plan to reopen only for vaccinated people
Chief Executive Adrian Cummins said he believes the plan is “very discriminatory”. Chief Executive of the Restaurant Association of Ireland Adrian Cummins has hit out at the Government’s proposed plan to allow hospitality to reopen exclusively for vaccinated cohorts. Speaking on Virgin Media’s The Tonight Show on Tuesday, Cummins described the suggestion as both “discriminatory” […]
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