Indoor dining: Bars and restaurants face staffing headache ahead of reopening

A waiter sets a table outside Hugo’s restaurant on Merrion Row in Dublin. Picture: Damien Eagers/PA Wire

Restaurants and bars are preparing to reopen on Monday for indoor dining after draft guidelines for the hospitality sector were published late on Friday night. 

However, due to the timing of the publication, publicans and restaurateurs have been left with only two days to implement the comprehensive plans.