Coronavirus: Government calls on all pubs and bars to close from tonight

“A meeting will take place this afternoon between our public health experts, representatives of Government and those representative bodies and these issues will be discussed further. Tomorrow morning a meeting of our public health emergency team will take place and after that there will be a meeting of the cabinet sub-committee on Covid 19. If we are advised that further action is needed, the Government will take that action,” Mr Donohoe said.

“We are seeking urgent clarity on the situation regarding pubs and the guidelines on social distancing and what has been scant guidelines on how publicans can implement them. We have seen that play out and it is not working,” said a spokesman for the vintners’ federation. The LVA condemned Dublin pubs that flouted the guidelines over the weekend but said that most bars in the city took “responsible actions” as “being seriously irresponsible.”A large number of pubs decided to ”close of their own volition”, while others were over the weekend “seeking to follow the guidelines to the best of their ability by limiting numbers, implementing strict hygiene protocol and spacing out tables,” the group added.

Images shared on social media of a packed pub in Temple Bar in Dublin city centre sparked public outrage that some members of the public were not following the Government’s guidance on social distancing to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Adrian Cummins, chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, made the call after making a dramatic appeal for action to the Government on Saturday, warning that “social distancing” was not being observed by customers.

“We have to ensure that there is no stress on people’s lives from the banks,” he said. “Do we want to be like Italy? That is the question: do we want to be like Italy?”On Thursday the Government called for gatherings of more than 100 people indoors and 500 people outdoors to be cancelled.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

It’s not rocket science - PAYE etc filed in real time. Continue doing this and the social welfare compensate employer net of the total tax. It can be done seamlessly am sure

marykfoy If the Irish are closing pubs over St Patrick’s Day; then that surely is an indication of the seriousness of the current situation.

The scene at Irish airports tomorrow morning as the population heads to a country where pubs ARE open.

How so?

Now surely that's a panic move by Irish Govt

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