Call for pragmatism as growing number of hospitality venues cancel reopening plans The Sunflower beer garden during the Belfast Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival prior to the pandemic. Ryan McAleer Colin Neill. THE Executive and councils are being urged to show more pragmatism as a growing number of hospitality venues have said they can no longer reopen for outdoor service on Friday. The Department of Health confirmed last night that the rule of thumb being adopted is that outdoor hospitality areas must not be more than 50 per cent enclosed. Although drafted by the executive, enforcement of the regulations has been left with councils.