“They’ll have my money tomorrow and I’m thrilled the bookies are open,” he said from behind his surgical mask. “The Oval on Abbey Street is open but I’m not paying €9 for food so I can have a pint. It’s bad enough paying the €5.50 for the pint, isn’t it?”Have you been to a hairdresser, restaurant, crèche, museum? The hotel’s operations manager, Patrick O’Sullivan, was upbeat after an early challenge which saw his staff struggling to come up for air. The bars around Temple Bar’s main square were locked and the cobbled streets have been ripped up by contractors.

Source: The Irish Times June 29, 2020 19:20 UTC