‘Special day’ for customers as non-food pubs reopen in the North

John Frances Carty pulls a pint for the first time since lockdown was lifted in his wet pub The Maypole Bar (Peter Morrison/PA)

Wet bar patrons have hailed their reopening as a “special day”.

Customers returned to hundreds of traditional pubs that do not serve food across Northern Ireland on Wednesday following a relaxation of the coronavirus regulations.