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Hope is the glue that binds current social contract

Hope required for hospitality and other ‘non essential’ sectors still closed After such an extended closure Government has responsibility to provide pathway The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has called on the Government to provide hope to hospitality and other sectors deemed ‘non essential’ by announcing a pathway that will facilitate their eventual reopening. With speculation […]

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LVA welcomes High Court decision in publicans vs FBD case

The Licensed Vintners Association has welcomed the High Court’s decision in favour of the publicans in their business interruption cover case against FBD. “The LVA welcomes today’s High Court decision in favour of three of our members (Noel Anderson, Chris Kelly Group, Loyola Group) and Sean’s Bar, Athlone in their case against FDB for Covid-19

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LVA publishes Irish Hospitality Industry Manifesto

Government laying off 25,000 pub workers on Christmas Eve

Sustainable solutions needed or tug of war will start again at beginning of January Enormous levels of stress among publicans and staff The Government has laid off 25,000 people working in pubs across the country on Christmas Eve, generating enormous levels of stress amongst publicans and their staff, according to the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA).

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Latest suggested hospitality lockdown highlights failure of Government strategy

Government needs to commit to roadmap for hospitality sector and proper level of support  “The definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result” The latest indication the Government is to once again lockdown the hospitality sector showcases the failure of the Government’s strategy to deal with

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Government report a political hatchet job on wet pubs

Government used misleading data to keep wet pubs closed – LVA & VFI

The Government used misleading data and information to keep wet pubs closed, according to the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) and Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI). In a strident rebuttal of the information published by the Government, the vintners representatives have highlighted 14 different flaws, deceptive uses of data and incomplete considerations. The vintners have characterised

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Government proposals proof they do not trust publicans, pub staff or pub customers

The measures being put forward by Government are proof they do not trust publicans, pub staff or pub customers, according to the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA). Following suggestions the Government is to block the reopening of ‘wet’ pubs next month while also making it more difficult for pubs who serve food to reopen, the LVA

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