Cabinet ministers will hold a virtual meeting tomorrow to sign off on plans to reopen indoor hospitality. These plans will see the EU Digital Covid Cert (DCC) be used as a ‘vaccine pass’ to allow people who are vaccinated and those who have recovered from Covid-19 avail of indoor dining and drinking in restaurants and pubs. Hospitality staff will have to scan passes at the door before customers are allowed to enter. Read MoreWhile a date has not been set for when pubs and restaurants will reopen, this will likely be decided at tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting. Indoor dining will be reopened on a phased system, where vaccinated and recovered people will be allowed indoors first.

Source: Irish Independent July 11, 2021 15:45 UTC