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Outdoor pubs could open next month

Outdoor pubs could open next month

Ministers meet this evening to discuss how quickly the hospitality sector can open.

Among the proposals to be considered by senior Ministers tonight is a move to allow pubs and restaurants to serve outdoor from the 24th of May.

It would allow the likes of beer gardens and terraces to return in less than a month.

But the proposal is far from certain, with some sources in government saying they expect it to be June before there's a return for the hospitality sector.

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It's already been signalled hotels and b&bs will be looked at for June.

The intercounty travel ban should also be lifted that month.

Minister Eamon Ryan also signalled the end of the 9 euro substantial meal when pubs and restaurants re-open

All this will be considered at the cabinet sub-committee tonight alongside the easing of restrictions for May - which will include the return of retail, barbers, hairdressers, beauticians, museums, libraries, commercial construction and outdoor sports training for adults.

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