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 […]
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
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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
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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
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
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Represents one in every five jobs in Dublin pub sector On average over 18 jobs are being lost per day 10 Dublin pubs have ceased trading for good since March closure Emphasises pressing need for all pubs to re-open 10 August to minimise further job losses At least 2,450 jobs have been lost in the
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More than four out of every ten pubs in Dublin are planning on reopening âessentially as restaurantsâ on 29th June, according to new figures released by the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA). In light of this data, the LVA has called on the Government to follow through on their promise to engage with the sector about
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Pub representatives will put forward a series of radical proposals to maintain public health compliance The Licensed Vintnersâ Association (LVA) and the Vintnersâ Federation of Ireland (VFI) have written to the Government accepting their invitation to discuss the Government Roadmap and its implications for pubs as a matter of urgency. This follows commitments made by
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Social distancing presents same challenges to all hospitality businesses Government need to explain why they have discriminated against pubs Call on Government to work with industry on a reopening plan Keeping pubs closed, while restaurants and cafes can reopen, represents a âMaydayâ moment for pubs across Ireland, who believe the Government measures are treating them
Almost 7 out of 10 willing to reopen with restricted capacity, following strict public health and social distancing guidelines 6 out of 10 say they will go out of business if asked to stay closed into 2021 50% âappalledâ by insurance sector, further 33% dissatisfied 3 out of 4 satisfied with Government response to crisis
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