'With jazz weekend coming up, it’s the perfect time to open'

People on the streets of Cork were upbeat overall about the reopening of nightclubs and full capacity technically being allowed at events, just in time for the city's much-loved jazz festival

Labis Mavrofridis and Isaac O'Sullivan.

An announcement is expected this afternoon to give clarity on new measures nightclubs, entertainment venues, pubs, and restaurants will have to operate under from tomorrow. 

It is understood the government may now row back on many of the restrictions imposed on the nighttime economy and hospitality sectors when they resume trade at full capacity under the next phase of reopening.