Restaurant trade 'not viable' in winter under new Covid-19 restrictions

Martin Shanahan of Fishy Fishy in Kinsale: 'We’re going into the winter season, would you like to book a table outside tonight and be blown away by the wind and the rain? 

Martin Shanahan of Fishy Fishy in Kinsale, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

The owner of a popular Cork restaurant has suggested that, under level 3 Covid-19 restrictions, it may not be viable for him to keep his doors open into the winter months.

Martin Shanahan, owner of the popular seafood restaurant Fishy Fishy in Kinsale, said it was not a "viable" option for him to continue to operate under further restrictions.