In Pictures: Cork tipplers soak up sun and tasty pints 

Tom Dalton, proprietor and his son Bob and Jessica Crean serving customers at The Butcher's bar in Kilworth. Photo: Eddie O'Hare

Raise a glass to the villagers of Kilworth, Co Cork, who may well be the luckiest tipplers in Ireland. Three of their pubs opened on Monday serving a parish with just over 1,000 people.

The Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) estimates that around 4,000 pubs reopened for outdoor service, which enabled 25,000 staff to return to work.