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Decision to shut hairdressers immensely disappointing
Updated / Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020
16:21
Danielle Kennedy, IHF President.
The Irish Hairdressers Federation has said it is immensely disappointing that the Government has chosen to close the hairdressing sector from Christmas Eve.
In a statement, the IHF said the decision is devastating for both staff and clients. Many of our clients are elderly, and their local hair salon plays a major role as a social outlet and is vital to their mental health.’’
Under the current Government plan, hairdressers are allowed to reopen in Level 3, but must shut during Levels 4 and 5.
The IHF is calling on the Government to take a fresh look at the Living With Covid plan, and allow hair salons to open in Level 4 with strict adherence to health and safety guidelines.
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Hairdressers are seeking to have their sector moved into Level 4 of the Government s Plan for Living with Covid-19.
The Irish Hairdressers Federation says newly refreshed health and safety guidelines it has issued to members take account of new information about the virus and make it safer for them to operate at a lower level of the plan.
President Danielle Kennedy said: Since we published our first health and safety document six months ago, a lot has changed in our response to the pandemic. We now know a lot more about how to control it and we decided to take a fresh look at our document alongside our health and safety experts.