Government moves to delay reopening of indoor hospitality until at least July 19

Ministers have been told that any move to make indoor hospitality the preserve of fully vaccinated people could be done on an advisory basis, but ministers have bristled at this idea over concerns about how this would be enforced. File Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The Government has effectively cancelled the summer for hospitality as it agreed to pause the return of indoor dining to an unspecified date.

Ministers have agreed to act on a “bleak” and “sobering” warning from the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) who have effectively said a fourth wave is on the way.