The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) has claimed Level 3 restrictions will see 50,000 jobs lost in the pub sector. It is “utterly disproportionate, devastating for workers and business owners, plus lacking in evidence based rationale,” said chief executive Adrian Cummins. He pointed out that “moving to Level 5 restrictions with only 11 weeks left until Christmas would have been devastating to the industry. Earlier, Mr Graham said accepting the NPHET recommendation to move to Level 5 restrictions would be “a devastating blow” to retailers. The retail sector has clearly demonstrated that this can be done.

Source: The Irish Times October 05, 2020 11:18 UTC