# hospitality - Thursday 9 June, 2022
# Culture
# Culture
Last weekend, some event attendees reported lengthy waits in queues for food or drink.
# hospitality - Tuesday 17 May, 2022
# Hospitality
# Hospitality
The legislation was first introduced to help the hospitality sector during Covid.
# hospitality - Tuesday 10 May, 2022
# Covid Supports
# Covid Supports
The special 9% rate for the hospitality sector was introduced in 2020 in a bid to lessen the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
# hospitality - Sunday 10 April, 2022
# Night-time Economy
# Night-time Economy
The spread of Covid-19 last December is being blamed for the delay.
# hospitality - Sunday 13 February, 2022
# Recruitment Crisis
# Recruitment Crisis
The tourism authority said this week that there is a recruitment crisis in the sector.
# hospitality - Friday 21 January, 2022
# Reopening
# Reopening
Martin announced the news this evening.
# hospitality - Wednesday 19 January, 2022
# Measures
# Measures
The National Public Health Emergency Team is due to issue its latest guidance to government tomorrow.
# hospitality - Tuesday 11 January, 2022
# Covid Rules
# Covid Rules
Changes in Covid isolation rules to be discussed by Cabinet tomorrow.
# hospitality - Friday 17 December, 2021
# Omicron
Pubs and restaurants will have to close at 8pm from Monday until 30 January The number of people attending sporting and live events will be capped at 50% capacity A maximum of 100 people can attend wedding receptions, which must end at midnight
# hospitality - Thursday 2 December, 2021
# Hospitality
# Hospitality
Businesses have called for cuts to the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme to be reversed amid mass cancellations over Covid fears.
# Christmas Cancellations
# Christmas Cancellations
Varadkar said a decision on financial supports will be made in the coming days.
# hospitality - Monday 22 November, 2021
# Economic Recovery
# Economic Recovery
Bars, restaurants and nightclubs had only recently seen restrictions start to relax.
# hospitality - Thursday 18 November, 2021
# Last Orders
# Last Orders
All activities associated with bars must cease at midnight, a spokesperson said.
# hospitality - Tuesday 16 November, 2021
# Christmas Cracked
# Christmas Cracked
One business owner said that they have lost more than a dozen Christmas parties as restrictions loom.
# hospitality - Tuesday 9 November, 2021
# Covid-19
The head of the restaurants association has said the hospitality sector shouldn't be used as a “scapegoat” for rising case numbers. It follows data showing that just over a third of customers were asked for their Covid certs in restaurants in October, Christina Finn writes.
# hospitality - Sunday 24 October, 2021
# Nightclubs
# Nightclubs
All nightclub events must be ticketed from next week, but bars and pubs with live music are exempted if people are seated.
# hospitality - Friday 22 October, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Newly published guidelines state anyone attending a nightclub will need to have purchased a ticket.
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Ticketing requirement will take effect from next week and will not impact on venues opening this weekend.
# hospitality - Thursday 21 October, 2021
# Guidelines
Guidance was published in full this evening. Minister Catherine Martin said people will be able to queue at the bar once social distancing is observed. The 11.30 pm closing time for hospitality is to be scrapped.
# Your Say
# Your Say
Covid-19 Digital Certificates will still be required for indoor hospitality from tomorrow.
# hospitality - Wednesday 13 October, 2021
# Rock Bottom
# Rock Bottom
The Oireachtas committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media discussed the issue today.
# hospitality - Tuesday 5 October, 2021
# 22 October
The October bank holiday weekend is set to see nightclubs reopen for the first time in 19 months. Last week, a pilot event had a 60% capacity crowd but restrictions are set to lift in two weeks. Promoters have said now is the time for the government to confirm that this will happen.
# hospitality - Friday 6 August, 2021
# Live Music
# Live Music
“We were told that there would be no further restrictions lifted until September.”
# New Rules
The update comes after advice from the Attorney General, Órla Ryan reports The latest update comes amid controversy over an event organised by former minister Katherine Zappone Weddings fall under a different regulation and have an upper limit of 100 guests
# hospitality - Thursday 5 August, 2021
# Restrictions
# Restrictions
Government officials and representatives from the hospitality industry had a “robust and engaging conversation”.
# hospitality - Monday 26 July, 2021
# Indoor Dining
# Indoor Dining
Outdoor dining recommenced last month but many businesses didn’t have capacity to open.
# hospitality - Sunday 25 July, 2021
# Indoor Dining
# Indoor Dining
Failte Ireland’s guidelines for pubs and restaurants were published yesterday.
# hospitality - Friday 23 July, 2021
# Open Doors
One restaurateur said he had received a message saying: “You’ll get what you deserve", Aoife Barry reports. Some pubs have been reporting receiving abusive phone calls and social media abuse. Telegram users have been encouraging each other to make bookings but leave when asked for their cert.
# hospitality - Friday 16 July, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Micheál Martin was speaking as 1,200 cases of Covid-19 are expected to be confirmed today.
# hospitality - Thursday 15 July, 2021
# Indoor Dining
# Indoor Dining
‘There is a need for personal responsibility, we need to trust people as well,’ said Micheál Martin.
# Covid Pass
# Covid Pass
12 government members were not present for the vote.
# hospitality - Tuesday 13 July, 2021
# Indoor Dining
# Indoor Dining
Opposition parties will also be briefed on the plans, which they have described as discriminatory.
# hospitality - Monday 12 July, 2021
# Indoor Dining
The legislation will go before the Oireachtas in the coming days Under 18s will be permitted indoors once accompanied by a vaccinated or recovered guardian Venues will still have to comply with social distancing measures
# hospitality - Monday 5 July, 2021
# Hospitality
# Hospitality
The industry met with government representatives today for talks on the reopening of hospitality.
# hospitality - Wednesday 30 June, 2021
# Indoor Dining
# Indoor Dining
NPHET has recommended that only vaccinated people should be allowed to dine indoors or enjoy any indoor activity.
# Hospitality
# Hospitality
The government is to consider adapting the EU’s international travel cert for use in indoor dining.
# Showdown
# Showdown
The industry has reacted furiously to the postponed return of indoor dining.
# hospitality - Tuesday 29 June, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
The government looks set to delay the reopening of indoor hospitality until at least 19 July.
# hospitality - Monday 28 June, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
There are concerns that the Delta variant could lead us to delay our summer reopening of indoor hospitality.
# hospitality - Sunday 27 June, 2021
# Hospitality
# Hospitality
There’s been a focus this week on how the Delta variant could impact the reopening of indoor hospitality.
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