The Vintners Federation of Ireland feels it’s safer for people to socialise in controlled settings as opposed to their homes.
It’s believed pubs that serve food will be allowed reopen in a few weeks but wet pubs may not open for the rest of the year.
Padraig Cribben from the VFI says it makes no sense:
"We actually believe that it would be safer from a public health point of view, to actually open all of the pubs. We believe all of the pub should be given the opportunity to trade. And I say that because there's a couple of things that we do know, we know that there is a pent up demand there. And we believe that the broader that is spread the safer it will be."
