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Country faces Two-Tier Christmas if hospitality sector kept closed – LVA & VFI
Vintners seeking indoor service for pubs and hospitality sector in December when lockdown ends The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) and the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) has warned that the country will face a âtwo-tier Christmasâ if the hospitality sector remains closed when we emerge from the current lockdown. Pub staff from all across the […]
Positive measures in Budget 2021, but they will need to be extended as long as restrictions continue
The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has welcomed a number of measures announced in Budget 2021 which they say should keep some pub doors from permanently closing. However they also cautioned that the these measures will need to be extended if the period of restrictions is prolonged. This was particularly true of the Covid Restrictions […]
Hospitality lockdown in Dublin not reducing level of infections
Non food pubs in Dublin continue to be only pubs not allowed to open in country Will have been closed for minimum of 225 days The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has said that the decision to close the hospitality sector in Dublin has not made a difference in reducing the levels of infection. Most pubs […]
Welcome to NPHET-land: Government cedes control to NPHET
The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has accused the Government of ceding control of the country to NPHET, following their decision to put pubs that serve food and restaurants into Level 4 while the rest of Dublin is placed into Level 3.  The LVA has also said they now view the Governmentâs new Resilience and Recovery 2020 […]
Government on verge of destroying own plan 3 days after publication – LVA
Government and NPHET practising âpick and mix approachâ to national strategy No correlation between HPSC data on outbreaks which show zero open outbreaks in pubs and NPHET advice The Government is on the verge of destroying their own plan only three days after they published it, according to the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA). The LVA were speaking in reaction to media […]
Empty gestures, hollow words from a Government that breaks its commitments
Arbitrary Separation of Wet Pubs from Other Hospitality Businesses Completely Unfair and Unjustified  The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has described the Governmentâs decision to further delay the reopening of pubs in Dublin as being an âempty gesture, backed by hollow words from a Government that broke its commitment to non food pubs again.â One week ago the Government had committed to not singling out the […]
Singling out of non food pubs again would completely destroy publican trust in Government
Cabinet must stick to its decision of last Tuesday to re-open all pubs Contradictory messaging from Government and NPHET adding enormously to uncertainty and stress facing publicans If Dublin pubs are not allowed to re-open on 21 September the repeated singling out of non food pubs from other hospitality businesses would completely destroy the trust […]
“About Time” – Vintners welcome fixed reopening date for pubs
Latest date is fourth reopening date provided to non food pubs Non food pubs will have been closed for 189 days by the time they reopen The two representative bodies for pubs across Ireland have welcomed the announcement that non food pubs will be allowed to reopen, saying âitâs about timeâ. The Licensed Vintners Association […]
Government and NPHET driving thousands of pubs into mortgage default
LVA slams âpackageâ of supports announced by Government as a âpaltry, token gestureâ Pubs closed for 6 months receive same level of aid as Kildare businesses closed for 4 weeks The Government and NPHETâs decision to further delay the reopening of pubs will drive thousands into mortgage default, according to the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA). […]
We asked for Support Not Sympathy – the Government has given us crumbs
The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) and the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) has reacted to the Government announcement of a package for pubs this evening, saying âwe asked for Support, Not Sympathy and the Government has given us crumbsâ. Pubs that are still closed will receive the same level of restart grant as provided […]