Read MoreJack says it may take another grace period from his landlord to keep him afloat if a shutdown becomes a prolonged one. “I’m a relatively new business and this has held me back so much and another lockdown is really going to have me sweating. If you isolate rural Ireland, I think it is yet another example of the rural pub or gastropub being representative of its overall demise. “I think the sector has demonstrated that we can operate in a safe environment. The crux of it is Ireland had 11 million visitors last year and that is completely gone.

Source: Irish Independent December 22, 2020 09:48 UTC