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Varadkar tells publicans: 'We want to make sure you never have to close again'

The Tánaiste said he’d dare to put money on pubs re-opening indoors in July.

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May 11th 2021, 6:13 PM

On a cold, wet day in Dublin pubs re-opened for Christmas - and we went to visit them

There were some nerves, some hope and a great deal of sympathy for the wet pubs still closed in the capital today.

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Dec 4th 2020, 5:56 PM

'There's a lot riding on this. There was a pub here before me. I want there to be one here after me too'

Pubs have been closed for six months. They’re hoping the 21st September date isn’t another false dawn.

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Sep 12th 2020, 6:30 AM

Pubs in Ireland won't be re-opening next week

The Acting Chief Medical Officer said that NPHET weren’t in a position to recommend that pubs reopen from 31 August.

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Aug 27th 2020, 7:10 PM

Two-thirds of pubs still closed outside Dublin say they'll go out of business by January if current conditions persist

So-called wet pubs don’t expect to be permitted to re-open any time soon.

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Aug 24th 2020, 7:38 AM

Reopening of pubs delayed by three weeks as Government pushes Phase Four back to 10 August

The country will not now move to Phase 4 on 20 July as planned.

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Jul 15th 2020, 8:50 PM