Publican's plan for early re-opening of his Tipperary bar slammed as 'short-sighted and disrespectful'

John Harney said he plans to reopen his bar, Harney's Final Furlong, in Ballyclerihan near Clonmel, on June 29. It has been closed since March 15 with the proposed date for reopening on August 10 as part of Phase 5 of the Government’s roadmap to reopening the country.

John Harney behind his bar in his pub Harney’s Final Furlong in Clerihan Clonmel Co Tipperary. Picture: John D Kelly

A Tipperary publican insisting on opening his pub at the end of this month has been slammed as "short-sighted and disrespectful" to the more than 500 people affected by Covid-19 in the county.