Varadkar: 'I'd love to go to the pub ... but they're not as important as schools'

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says he "hopes" he will have an additional financial package for pubs if they cannot reopen on August 31.

The Tánaiste says he "hopes" he will have an additional financial package for pubs if they cannot reopen on August 31.

Leo Varadkar said the focus remains on reopening schools, and there is a possibility that pubs may be ordered to remain closed for another few months.