Rule on €9 meals to be scrapped — all pubs to reopen at the same time 

The ban on intercounty travel could also be lifted as early as May 10 under plans currently being discussed by the Cabinet Committee on Covid-19.

Publican Michael O’Donovan, chairman of the Cork branch VFI. 

The €9 meal rule is to be scrapped to allow all pubs to reopen at the same time, the Tánaiste has indicated.

Leo Varadkar also wants a sports event with crowds, such as a Leinster rugby match, to be trialled here, he told a private meeting of the Fine Gael parliamentary party tonight.