Publicans highlight laid-off staff

Two vintners associations in Ireland are launching a campaign to highlight the people in the industry who have been out of work for much of the last year.

​It comes on the one-year anniversary of the pubs first closing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year, pubs were called on to close “until at least 29 March” 2020.

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The #NotDisposable campaign is aimed at reminding the public of the many people behind pubs, hospitality, arts and entertainment who have largely been out of work since last March.
The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) and the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) say the campaign will see hundreds of pubs and individuals posting pre-pandemic photos of the people who work in these sectors.
 
The two groups said that in the last year around 250 traditional pubs in Dublin have not opened for a single day, while the majority of pubs in the country were only able to trade for a period of two weeks in late September.

Only pubs that served food have been allowed to open at certain points in the last year. 
The #NotDisposable campaign has been inspired by comments made by performer Rory O’Neill last month.

REF: hospitalitynews.ie