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#KEEPTHELIGHTSON – Pubs nationwide turning on their Christmas lights to highlight readiness for safe opening
Pubs across Ireland will simultaneously switch on their Christmas lights this Friday November 20th at 5pm. Consumers are being asked to show their support for a safe reopening by sharing #KEEPTHELIGHTSON with images of their local lit up on social media. The LVA, VFI and Hospitality Ulster have joined forces with Guinness Raising the Bar […]
Acting CMO gave commitment that all Dublin pubs would reopen together
The Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronan Glynn made a commitment that the distinction between food and wet pubs would not apply when current lockdown of the hospitality sector ended, according to the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA). During a conference call with a range of stakeholders on the 18th September when the lockdown of the […]
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 “two-tier Christmas” 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 Government’s new Resilience and Recovery 2020 […]
Government on verge of destroying own plan 3 days after publication – LVA
Government and NPHET practising “pick and mix approach” 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 Government’s decision to further delay the reopening of pubs in Dublin as being an “empty gesture, backed by hollow words from a Government that broke its commitment to non food pubs again.” 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 “it’s about time”. The Licensed Vintners Association […]