Socially distanced bar queues and an emphasis on Covid certs on the cards ahead of Cork Jazz Fest

Ahead of the Cork Jazz Festival, a fresh emphasis is being placed on the role of the Covid Certs and there will be a need to enforce the use of the certs this weekend.

The Government is set to finalise protocols tomorrow to allow the re-opening of nightclubs and music venues as well as the holding of the Cork Jazz Festival this weekend.

Senior Government sources have confirmed that socially distanced queues at bar counters are likely to be allowed in new guidelines to help bars deal with staffing issues.