Mayo VFI Chairman devastated at having to close food pubs from 3pm tomorrow Published: Wednesday, 23 December 2020 12:19
Gastropubs and restaurants should have been given more notice, ahead of having to close up again from Christmas Eve afternoon.
That s according to the Chairman of the Mayo branch of the Vintners Federation of Ireland, Alan Gielty, who runs a bar / restaurant on Achill Island.
He says it s unfair on those in the food business, who now have to lay off staff again and also have to try and cancel orders for stock, ahead of what should be a busy week up to the New Year.
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A ban on flights and ferries to Ireland from the UK for 48 hours initially is currently in situ, with exemptions only for essential workers and those bringing goods into the country.
On this morning’s Deise Today, Maria got the views of Prof Anthony Staines from DCU and also spoke to travel journalist Eoghan Corry about the reaction there has been to this, and the impact also.
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The Taoiseach has confirmed that stricter COVID-19 measures will be implemented before New Year s Eve due to concern over the rising number of cases.
Restaurants and gastropubs are expected to close and inter-county travel will be discouraged, while visits will be limited to one household.
Anthony Staines, Chair of Health Systems in the School of Nursing and Human Sciences at Dublin City University, joined us to discuss this.
Angela Ruttledge, co-owner of Monk s Green and Olive s Room restaurants in Dublin, and Padraig Cribben, chief executive of the Vintners Federation of Ireland, were also with us to talk about the impact on the hospitality sector.
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