Restaurants and pubs serving food will have to close at 11pm from Monday, Taoiseach says

Taoiseach Micheal Martin TD arriving for Cabinet at Dublin Castle. Image: Sam Boal Taoiseach Micheal Martin TD arriving for Cabinet at Dublin Castle. Image: Sam Boal RESTAURANTS AND PUBS serving food will have to close at 11 o’clock at night from next Monday, the Taoiseach has confirmed this evening.

“I wouldn’t use the word curfew now,” said Martin, when stating that restaurants and pubs will have to close by 11pm. TheJournal.ie has sought clarity as to whether this announcement this evening will impact on the licensing laws governing opening hours. All other pubs were originally meant to reopen on 20 July as part of Phase Four, but this was postponed until 10 August. After an increase in cases, and with advice from NPHET taken into account, Cabinet has decided to delay the reopening of over 3,500 pubs again. This virus is taking away their ability to earn a living. It is stopping them from providing a key service in the heart of many communities.

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