New Covid-19 guidelines give restaurants 'a fighting chance, restaurants body says

Chief executive of the Restaurant Association of Ireland (RAI), Adrian Cummins said the guidelines coming so late in the day had hampered preparations, but that businesses are "up for the challenge".

A distance of two metres and a minimum of one metre should be maintained between employees. Where two metres is not possible, all other measures to protect employees should be in place, Fáilte Ireland added.

Fáilte Ireland's new guidelines for restaurants to re-open give a "fighting chance" for businesses to save themselves, an industry body has said.