Live music ban would be 'kick in the teeth' for sector

DeBarra's folk bar in Clonakilty

The manager of one of the country's most famous music bars says a proposed ban on live music is "a kick in the teeth" for the sector.

Ray Blackwell of DeBarra's folk bar in Clonakilty was responding to new proposals from pub industry representatives to reopen bars in June subject to restrictions. Mr Blackwell said most of the steps, such as capacity limits and social distancing, make sense but that a proposed ban on live music and DJs has left many at a loss.