Restaurateurs say 11pm close time puts more jobs at risk

"But if people have to be out by 11pm, you're talking about your last table coming in around 9.15pm." Picture: iStock

The Restaurant Association of Ireland (RAI) is encouraging their members to write to their local TDs to demand an explanation for the rule change. The RAI has also sought a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

JP McMahon, who owns Aniar, Tartare, and Cava Bodega venues in Galway, says the news was a complete shock to the industry.