‘Argument’ over hospitality VAT rate cut continues to rumble
Sector pushes for lower rate to be bought in before scheduled start date of July next year
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Food allergies: ‘Restaurants and society in general think it’s a fad... when it could cost someone their life’
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Bottomless brunches: are restaurant booze offers breaking the law?
Author of new Irish study says alcohol remains a ‘clear and present danger’ to public
Little Caesars becomes latest Dublin restaurant to close
‘Never just a business, it was a home built on community, laughter and love,’ say owners of Rathfarnham business
Government to blame for hundreds of food businesses going under, restaurants say
Failure to cut VAT would lead to job losses as well as ‘mass closures’, new report on the sector argues
‘These are huge, huge costs and we don’t sell gold bars, we sell food,’ says Kinara restaurant co-founder
‘These are huge, huge costs and we don’t sell gold bars, we sell food’
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Yet more price hikes on a cup of coffee could be on the way
Rising demand and disrupted supplies have led to increased costs, says Restaurants Association of Ireland
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If a 9% VAT rate is so important to viability of hospitality sector, why wait until next January to introduce it?
Government now accepts sector needs support but that will only be forthcoming next year
Hospitality in Dublin: ‘stress and burnout are getting worse in the industry’
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Award-winning Skerries restaurant Potager set to close
Owners Cathal Leonard and Sarah Ryan say they are shutting down after almost six years in business
Five economic battlegrounds that could affect the next election result
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‘Hospitality demand is there, but there is no margin anymore’
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
‘We are like farmers going into winter without fodder’ - restaurants to protest over increased costs
The hospitality sector will take to the streets on Tuesday over what they say is the Government’s failure to deal with the increased costs that is shuttering restaurants
Retail and hospitality in the firing line as Irish insolvencies ramp up
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Hospitality lobby overplayed its hand on VAT reduction
Sector continues to vent its spleen despite lack of economic justification for cutting rate to 9%
Why Ireland has Scandinavian prices but without the salaries to justify them
There are several partial explanations for Ireland’s high-price culture but there’s no smoking gun
Thinking of opening a food business? Think twice
Closure of Dublin’s Ukiyo restaurant is yet another example of how meagre margins are driving more people from the industry
Restaurant closures: ‘If it’s going to hit Dylan McGrath, it’s going to affect many businesses. The model is broken’
Many restaurateurs are reappraising their businesses amid rising costs, changing diner habits and tight margins exacerbated by current VAT rate
VAT cut in budget could limit scope for lower personal taxes, says Donohoe
Minister talks down prospects of return to lower 9% VAT rate as Dylan McGrath closes two restaurants
Sligo reeling from latest death but locals says sense of community is strong
Gardaí awaiting results of post mortem on Russell Ford who died while socialising
Proposed 5pm curfew would be ‘devastating’ for hospitality sector
Publicans and restaurateurs dismayed by possiblity of Nphet recommeding early closure
Gyms seeing widespread cancellation of memberships from unvaccinated users
‘Members are saying ‘I am not vaccinated, so I can’t use it, so I want to cancel membership’’
Ventilation looms large in fractious debate on quelling coronavirus
Emphasis on air quality in places like Japan means fewer cases ‘in Tokyo than Rathfarnham’
Group calls on Minister to widen scheme for undocumented workers
Plans to regularise status may see thousands of migrants and their children excluded
Restaurants dissapointed as latest guidelines retain trading hours restrictions
Fáilte Ireland documents give further detail on Covid-19 health advice across sectors
Plans to allow under-18s dine indoors welcomed as workable solution
Fully vaccinated adults will have to accompany under-18s in move yet to be given green light
Hospitality groups urge Nphet role in talks on indoor reopening
Coalition facing mounting pressure for introduction of ‘vaccine passport’ antigen testing
Restaurants association says reopening plan is anti-democratic
Industry strongly criticises proposal to limit access to fully vaccinated customers
Reopening Ireland: What is set to restart and when?
Hotels are set to reopen from June 2nd without outdoor hospitality resuming on the 7th
Restaurant industry accuses Government of ignoring science on indoor dining
Government’s wider plan for reopening is due to be announced on Friday
Pedestrianisation of Irish city streets begins ahead of outdoor summer
Workers strengthen outdoor dining options in areas around South William Street
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