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Reopening Of Pubs That Do Not Serve Food Postponed Until At Least August 31

The Irish government has announced that drinks venues that do not serve food will remain closed until at least August 31. Drinks venues that do not serv...

Belfast Gets New Outdoor Drinks Venue Designed To Adhere To Social Distancing

A new outdoor drinks venue that has been designed to adhere to COVID-19-related social distancing regulations will open in Belfast on July 23. The 16,00...

LVA, VFI And Drinks Ireland Re-emphasise Desire For On-Trade Alcohol VAT Reduction

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA), the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) and Drinks Ireland have said that their VAT reduction on on-trade alcohol...

Tánaiste Says Reopening Of Pubs Could Be Postponed Beyond August 10

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that it is possible that the wider reopening of pubs could be postponed beyond August 10. The tánaiste's st...

Reopening Of Pubs Postponed Until August 10

The government has postponed the planned wider reopening of pubs from July 20 until August 10 due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19. The announce...

Drinks Firm Suntory Working On Headgear To Keep Pub-Goers Safe

Japanese brewing and distilling company Suntory is working on designing headgear that would keep pub-goers safe while recapturing the pre-COVID-19 crisis e...

Pubs May Have To Reduce Opening Hours And Customer Numbers To Reopen

Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, Irish pubs may have to agree to reduce their opening hours and customer numbers in order to reopen. The...

LVA Says At Least 2,450 Dublin Pubs Jobs Have Been Lost Due To The COVID-19 Crisis

At least 2,450 jobs have been lost in the Dublin pub sector due to the COVID-19 crisis, according to figures released by the Licensed Vintners Association...