Leo Varadkar reinforced the point that there should be no indoor gathering over 100 people to try and halt the outbreak of Covid-19 - and that this includes pubs and clubs.

A Dublin city centre-based personal injury solicitor has stated that he has no intention of moving his practice to facilitate the planned €10m revamp of the Mercantile Hotel.

La Cucina opened in April and in recent weeks it has added Giorgio Casari as maitre d’ — former owner of the Unicorn on Merrion Row.

One of the best-known bars in the country, Café en Seine had sales last year of €5.6m, or more than €100,000 per week. 

Two of Dublin’s leading bar and restaurant groups are to merge to form a near €50m revenue-generating business with control of many of the capital’s leading hospitality venues.