LVA say government ‘do not trust publicans, pub staff or pub customers’

"Where is the evidence that people are more likely to catch Covid-19 if they don’t have a €9 meal?" asked Donall O’Keeffe, Chief Executive of the LVA.

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has claimed that the Government do not trust publicans, pub staff or pub customers.

The Government is finalising plans for the country to exit the Level 5 restrictions and under the three-phase plan, the hospitality sector is expected to re-open under strict guidelines in the second - but wet pubs are likely to remain closed.