Vaccine IDs for indoor dining labelled 'completely bananas'

Jack Costello of the Locke Bar, Limerick reacts to yesterday's government announcement on the lockdown exit delay.   Outdoor dining in Malahide yesterday. Picture: Brian Arthur/Sasko Lazarov

Government plans to restrict indoor dining to fully vaccinated people are already in jeopardy, with major legal and ethical obstacles emerging.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin yesterday announced that the planned return of indoor dining on July 5 has been postponed amid fears of the rising number of Delta-variant Covid-19 cases, effectively cancelling the summer for hospitality.