Leo Varadkar issues warning to Irish pubs as government set for crack down

Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise Leo Varadkar has said that if the hospitality sector wants to remain open it will need to comply with Covid rules.

The sector has been asked to ‘enforce the checks”, and the Health and Safety Authority has plans in place to help "step-up" inspections to ensure venues are checking Covid passes on entry. The meeting between official focused on bringing the public onside, improving Covid risk awareness, and ensuring greater compliance with regulations.

It said that the hospitality industry representatives at Tuesday's meeting had "collectively called for stronger sanctions including penalties, fines and closures for hospitality businesses flouting the regulations and breaching Covid guidelines".

Imagine only 1 in 14/15 people are unvaccinated in the country and yet there acting like covids certs are the main reason for the upsurge 😵‍💫 the mind boggles

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