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Pubs

All time
Covid-19
Restaurants and pubs won't be able to insist customers show their Covid pass after 22 October
1 Oct 2021
56.8k
110
time please
Longer opening hours for pubs and nightclubs under new laws, as publicans call for 5am closing time
15 Sep 2021
93.6k
88
Indoor dining
Hospitality reps ask for plan on lifting all Covid restrictions, including curfews
Updated 4 Aug 2021
44.1k
59
Indoor dining
Varadkar says indoor hospitality is 'working well' and urges compliance over bank holiday weekend
30 Jul 2021
17.6k
70
Indoor dining
Indoor dining set to reopen after some late-night changes to regulations
Updated 26 Jul 2021
57.8k
120
open doors
Hospitality owners report online abuse and false bookings by Digital Covid Cert critics
23 Jul 2021
36.4k
127
fully vaccinated
Time limits on indoor dining set to be scrapped, but 11.30pm closing time to remain
Updated 20 Jul 2021
57.4k
70
Pubs
Cabinet meets on Wednesday with final sign off on indoor dining reopening expected
19 Jul 2021
14.5k
26
Indoor dining
Leo Varadkar says 105 minute time-limit for pubs and restaurants is 'under review' and he wants it gone
13 Jul 2021
43.8k
58
pubs and restaurants
'There is a short window to get this done': Talks on the reopening of indoor dining set to resume today
8 Jul 2021
23.4k
77
remain outdoors
'A hammer-blow': Hospitality sector lashes out at last-minute decision to delay reopening of indoor dining
29 Jun 2021
32.2k
99
food chain
'It's soul-destroying': Last minute decision on indoor dining leaves hospitality on tenterhooks
28 Jun 2021
36.0k
73
Hospitality Industry
Hospitality industry says delayed reopening of sector would have a 'catastrophic' impact on sector
23 Jun 2021
14.9k
59
evening fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
21 Jun 2021
8.7k
0
reopening
'It's been emotional': Publicans welcome customers back for outdoor service
7 Jun 2021
39.4k
21
beer gardens
'Stepping stone to normality': Relief for some, ongoing worries for others as pubs and restaurants open outdoor spaces
7 Jun 2021
32.0k
28
summer review
Varadkar confirms pub and restaurant rules around time limits will be reviewed in a 'few weeks'
27 May 2021
26.2k
22
105 minutes
New pub and restaurant rules 'savaged' by TDs as Tánaiste indicates further changes into the summer
Updated 26 May 2021
83.9k
73
Hospitality
Guidelines for return of hospitality delayed for government sign-off
Updated 25 May 2021
58.4k
130
reopening
Pubs challenge government to open indoor hospitality by 1 July
23 May 2021
43.7k
85
the big reopening
'No time limits' for beer gardens says Varadkar as Dublin's Merrion Row gets summer on-street dining
Updated 19 May 2021
58.6k
41
Covid-19
Back to the gym, pub, and shops as restrictions ease across the UK
Updated 12 Apr 2021
38.8k
58
reopening plans
Taoiseach fails to give clarity to publicans on whether €9 meal rule will be scrapped for Summer 2021
Updated 23 Mar 2021
61.3k
95
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should the €9 meal rule be scrapped when pubs reopen?
23 Mar 2021
60.1k
72
Coronavirus
'My face turned white. And here we are, a year on': The workers still waiting to go back, 12 months later
12 Mar 2021
51.4k
34
The Daily Poll
Poll: Is it a good idea to extend pub and club opening hours?
22 Feb 2021
70.1k
93
nightlife
Longer opening hours for nightclubs and changes to alcohol licensing under plan by Justice Minister
21 Feb 2021
73.1k
143
Let down
Hospitality workers disappointed by mid-summer reopening, industry warns
21 Feb 2021
28.3k
61
Shuttered
Government drive to 'upskill and reskill' people in the hospitality sector
12 Feb 2021
26.0k
33
take away takeaway
'Forget about takeaway pints': Taoiseach hits out at selling drink on streets – but no ban
6 Jan 2021
80.9k
76
Lockdown
Restaurants and pubs to close from 3pm as new Covid-19 restrictions kick in
24 Dec 2020
28.2k
54
Post-Christmas
Pub and restaurants expected to close their doors on 30 Dec, while inter-county travel set to continue until 6 January
19 Dec 2020
99.1k
133
bookings
Government makes plea against restaurant 'no shows' and customers staying longer 'buying rounds'
7 Dec 2020
41.7k
36
Let's Get Quizzical
Quiz: Where are these pubs located?
4 Dec 2020
55.2k
44
The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
4 Dec 2020
47.8k
87
zero pubs of Christmas
Taoiseach says 'strong evidence' that reopening wet pubs would mean 'far higher numbers far faster'
Updated 27 Nov 2020
53.0k
163
level five
Cabinet to meet this afternoon to finalise details of Covid-19 restrictions for Christmas
Updated 27 Nov 2020
50.3k
78
Covid-19
Health minister says large crowds drinking alcohol outside has 'taken off at scale' the last number of days
Updated 17 Nov 2020
69.6k
131
Covid-19
'We have to get the doors open before Christmas': Retailers and pubs call for clarity on re-opening
16 Nov 2020
25.8k
29
Pubs
Publicans say country faces 'two-tier Christmas' if hospitality remains closed following Level 5
Updated 11 Nov 2020
75.1k
99
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