Letter to the Editor: There is no level playing field for retail

With all the talk about recent fines in terms of breaches of the Government’s Covid-19 restrictions, how come Dunnes (Cornelscourt) and Marks & Spencers (Dundrum Town Centre), both stores I visited in recent days, had all areas of their shops open and trading as normal with no consequences.

Apparently, these and many other shops, where aspects bear no relation to essential services are not in this
together but rather for their own capitalist greed. I know if I was a draper, boutique or retail clothing shop in the suburbs of cities or towns I would be opening my doors without hesitation to trade and such action will force
consistency of practice something the Government has failed abysmally in terms of Covid-19 handling.