Owner of Cork cafe, criticised for Covid measures, says safety comes first

Owner of Cork cafe, criticised for Covid measures, says safety comes first

Richard Jacobs of Idaho cafe on Caroline St Cork, says the overwhelming majority of customers are supportive of the cafe's safety measures, which he says are standard. Picture: Clare Keogh

The owner of a cafe which was criticised for having “ridiculously over the top” coronavirus precautions says he prefers to hear compliments about customer safety than praise for their food.

Idaho’s Richard Jacob said the person who took issue with their standard of Covid-19 safety measures was just the third to take issue with measures out of the hundreds they have served since reopening in July.

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