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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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).
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Grassroots social media campaign sees publicans, family members and staff in every county highlighting plight of sector as they pose outside their pubs Thousands of pubs across Ireland pushed the Government for âSupport not Sympathyâ on the day that marked the five month shutdown for more than 3,500 of the countryâs pubs. The grassroots campaign,
Vintners Groups not optimistic pubs will be allowed reopen end August in light of recent Covid trends Funding Urgently Required for Pubs Now Closed over 5 Months Need for support directly conveyed to Taoiseach, TĂĄnaiste and Minister for Public Expenditure Pub Support Package Must be Announced before 31 August Publicans are pressing the Government to
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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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The LVA AGM and Chairman’s Dinner for 2020 will be taking place on Tuesday 24th March in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane. This year’s after dinner speaker will be special guest, Paddy Power. A drinks reception will be held from 7.15pm with the dinner following at 8pm. We expect there will be another strong
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