A prominent Clare publican says the hospitality sector in this county and elsewhere needs to safely open up next week as a matter of priority.
NPHET meets today to discuss how to exit level five restrictions in the run up to Christmas, with a Cabinet decision to follow before the end of the week.
Restaurants and pubs may have to wait until the second week of December to open under a tiered re-opening model being examined by government.
Maurice Walsh of Durty Nellys in Bunratty, says he knows it will be a very different Christmas for the sector.
226 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in the Republic yesterday, while six more deaths associated with the disease were confirmed.
Here in Clare, fewer than 5 cases were confirmed.
The estimated national 14-day incidence rate now stands at 107 cases per 100,000 – it’s lowest point since October 3rd.
Last night in hospitals there were 269 people with the disease, including 22 at University Hospital Limerick, a drop of 11 on yesterday’s figures.
There 37 confirmed cases in ICU, including 6 at Dooradoyle.
