Another 26 pubs have been discovered by gardaí to be breaching the Covid-19 public health measures by selling alcohol without providing food.
Last week’s breaches, in the seven-day period to midnight last Sunday, bring to 165 the number of pubs placed under investigation since inspections of pubs began at the start of July under Operation Navigation. However, while there have been 165 suspected breaches of that measure – which is a guideline rather than a law or regulation – gardaí have carried out thousands of inspections.
“Unfortunately, there are still some that are putting their employees, their customers and their local community at risk of getting Covid-19,” he said, adding pub staff and customers all had a responsibility to act responsibly.