Michael Zelman of Eden House, Rathfarnham, said he felt lucky to have outdoor spaceRestricting pubs and restaurants to outdoor service will “cripple” those without the space, owners fear. Ministers announced yesterday that pubs and restaurants could reopen outdoors from June 7 but indoor dining will not resume until July at the earliest. SponsoredMurphy’s Pub in Dublin has no outdoor space and fears that its rivals will steal a march on its takeaway service. Gillian Murphy, who owns the pub with her father, Vincent, said: “We are going to be isolated and pigeonholed, and we won’t have the offering that our competitors will have,” Murphy said. “It will kill us, it will kill our takeaway, it will cripple us.”“What really frustrates me is that when we opened before we managed everything so well.

Source: The Times April 29, 2021 23:02 UTC