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Roadmap must include plans to allow 300+ late night venues to reopen – LVA

Late pubs and nightclubs important employers and also venues for live musicians/ DJs Plan also needs to provide for use of bar counter and normal trading resuming in hospitality The Government’s new reopening roadmap must include plans to allow the estimated 300+ late night venues around the country to reopen, according to the Licensed Vintners […]

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Some pubs in Dublin have been waiting to reopen for 497 consecutive days

Relief, hope and nervousness as some Dublin pubs get ready to reopen for the first time in 497 days – LVA

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has said that the ability to reopen for indoor hospitality will come with “relief, hope and nervousness” for many in the hospitality sector. This comes as some Dublin pubs get ready to reopen their door for the first time in 497 consecutive days. The LVA also acknowledged that this will

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LVA publishes Irish Hospitality Industry Manifesto

Cabinet decision and President signing legislation for reopening indoor hospitality is positive for sector – LVA

Operational Guidelines Now Urgently Required The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has described the Cabinet’s decision to confirm the reopening of indoor hospitality and the President’s signing of the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill into law as “positive”, but cautioned businesses urgently need the updated public health guidelines to be published to finalise their preparations to

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Pubs have been implementing the new guidelines ahead of reopening

Indoor hospitality to reopen within next two weeks – LVA

LVA is fully engaged with Government Hospitality Working Group to Highlight Trade’s Concerns The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has said that they are pleased that pubs and hospitality businesses will be able to reopen within the next two weeks. The Government has confirmed that indoor hospitality will resume no later than 26th July. However the

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LVA publishes Irish Hospitality Industry Manifesto

No option but to go along with Government proposal – LVA

Choices came down to keeping indoor hospitality shut for several more months or proceed with hugely challenging” system Huge political will now required to achieve 19 July reopening date The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has said they believe they have no option but to go along with the Government proposals for permitting indoor hospitality. Speaking

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LVA rejects NPHET suggestion of separating vaccinated from unvaccinated, describing it as ridiculous and unworkable

LVA Proposes delaying reopening until 19th July to allow 60-69 age group be vaccinated Says NPHET assumptions should be independently validated  The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has said they will reject any move to separate out the vaccinated from the non vaccinated, describing the suggestion as ridiculous and unworkable. Any such system would put every

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5th July will mark the beginning of the recovery for pubs and hospitality – LVA

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has welcomed confirmation from the Government that all pubs will reopen for indoor service from 5th July, saying it will mark the official beginning of the recovery for pubs and hospitality. One third of the pubs in Dublin have not been able to open their doors since 15th March 2020.

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Vaccine rollout success facilitates indoor hospitality by 1st July – LVA

  The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) says the success of the vaccine rollout should facilitate the resumption of indoor hospitality by the 1st July at the latest. That date provides for up to another five full weeks to substantially complete the vaccine rollout which would allow the safe return of indoor service. 45% of the

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