Demand for sanitiser machines jumps more than 200%

Kieran Glennon, head chef of Dublin’s Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud (Conor McCabe)

Hundreds of Irish restaurants, bars and hotels have installed Covid-eliminating ozone machines in a bid to avoid future shutdowns.

Customer demand for improved hygiene standards has seen sales of the devices rise by over 200% in recent weeks as indoor dining returns for the first time since Christmas on July 26.