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Saturday 19 September 2020
It’s expected a press conference outlining the measures will take place after ministers meet at 8am.
Cabinet agreed that pubs which do not serve food can reopen from 21 September, subject to local restrictions.
Local restrictions may be implemented in some areas with high incidence of Covid-19, however.
Under the draft guidelines group numbers would still be limited to six people from no more than three households.
Ireland is the only country in Europe in which pubs that do not serve food are still fully closed.
We paid a socially distant visit to St Kevin’s Community College in Dunlavin.
As music venues slowly begin to host live gigs again, they face a series of financial and logistical challenges.
Guidance is also being prepared for parents if they think their child has a respiratory illness.
Organisers hope the government will give special consideration to the event similar to that given to places of worship after a request from the Archbishop of Dublin earlier this month.
Shoppers and retail staff will be required to wear face coverings in stores as the government slows down Ireland’s phased reopening.
Gardaí carried out thousands of checks over the weekend.
Seán Ó Foghlú said students coming out of teaching college this year will be “a main source” of extra staffing.
The Council has also announced free on-street parking on Saturdays in July and August.
Johnson said the easing of restrictions “is about supporting the livelihoods of business owners”.
Gardaí and the Licensed Vintners Association say future licence renewals could be at risk for pubs ignoring public health advice.
Fáilte Ireland has received guidance from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre regarding food service businesses.
Shopping centres across the country are set to re-open their doors from today.
From Monday, a much broader range of retailers in England will also open their doors.
Professor Neil Ferguson said that if the UK government imposed restrictions a week earlier, the death toll could’ve been halved.
The 20 July date covers guesthouses, guest accommodation, B&Bs, hotels and hostels.
It is part of a wider easing of measures that will also see groups of up to six people allowed to meet outdoors.
The minister said he will publish a road map for the reopening of schools in two weeks.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that Ireland will enter Phase One of easing restrictions on Monday.
The Swedish furniture giant said it would introduce several measures to ensure the well-being of customers.
The restaurants will start to reopen from 20 May.
“This is worse than Pearl Harbour. This is worse than the World Trade Center,” the US president said.
Is it possible for publicans to get their way?
“This is not the time to be lax,” Dr Takeshi Kasai said.
The guidelines are aimed at clearing the way for easing restrictions in areas with low transmission of Covid-19.
Built in 1923, the theatre has been closed since 2004.
As Ophelia clears off to the north, the cleanup begins.
The store had shut suddenly in recent days over a dispute between the retailer and the shopping centre in which the store is based.
An Síopa was known as ‘the most expensive tuck shop in Ireland’ when it was opened in 2008.
The department store has been shut since it was damaged in flooding four months ago.
A marketing team has now started work on a campaign to create a “buzz” ahead of the reopening which is expected in advance of the key Christmas period.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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