Hair salons and barber shops hopeful of earlier opening

Hair salons and barbershops will this week attempt to persuade the Government to allow them to reopen before the July date fixed in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Businesses.The Irish Hairdressers Federation (IHF) said it plans "to present comprehensive recommendations to Government" in an effort to open salons earlier.

The IHF said the recommendations cover critical areas of the day-to-day operations of salons and will enable them to reopen in a manner which is safe to both staff and customers.