Plea for wet pubs to reopen with rest of sector

The Licensed Vintners Association will tell the Tourism Committee that 'all pubs and other hospitality businesses should be able to open at the same time'. Picture: Larry Cummins

So-called "wet" pubs must be opened with the rest of the hospitality sector, an Oireachtas committee will hear.

Representatives of the pub, restaurant and hotel trades will come before the Oireachtas Tourism Committee on Tuesday to outline the effects of the pandemic on their industries. They will plead for additional Government supports, as well as the swift reopening of the sector as Covid-19 cases allow.