[ad_1] Publication date: Monday, September 7, 2020 7:10 AM Kai Havertz’s £ 70m signing, the seventh acquisition of a remarkable summer at Chelsea, leaves Frank Lampard with no excuses next season – he must lead a Premier League title challenge. Expectations were at a Roman Abramovich-era low in the summer of 2019. A team without … Read more
[ad_1] Irish drinkers are finally ready to reopen once again, but not as we know them. Big parties are a thing of the past, as no more than six people from just three households can drink together. Table service just means there will be no pints on a bar stool and the doors will close … Read more
[ad_1] A popular Dublin pub scoffed at the new government guidelines when its hilarious “contact tracing details” image went viral. Harry Byrnes’ sarcastic mockery of Clontarf bar came just days after new guidelines were released describing that tavern keepers who serve food must keep a record of every meal they consume on their premises for … Read more
[ad_1] Not serving customers at the bar is the price that innkeepers have to pay to be able to reopen, according to government plans. Lobbyists in the country’s more than 3,000 pubs have warmly welcomed the 25-page plan, obtained by the Irish Examiner, which reveal that so-called wet pubs will have to operate largely in … Read more
[ad_1] Screenshot Sammy Wilson’s statement came days after her leader said she accepted that the deal was now “law.” The DUP’s Brexit spokesman, Sammy Wilson, called for the EU Withdrawal Agreement to be removed, saying the party “will not accept” the agreement. He said the agreement, which includes the Northern Ireland Protocol, had placed a … Read more
[ad_1] Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has described reports that the UK will attempt to nullify elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol through upcoming legislation as “a very reckless way to proceed”. Coveney was responding to a Financial Times report that British legislation released this week “will remove the legal force from parts of the withdrawal … Read more
[ad_1] The new guidelines for the operation of so-called “wet bars” contain few, if any, new restrictions on their operation compared to bars serving food. The draft guidelines, which have been viewed by The Irish Times, stipulate that physical distance can be relaxed to 1m in a controlled environment, but no prior reservation and time-limited … Read more
[ad_1] The new guidelines for the operation of so-called “wet bars” contain few, if any, new restrictions on their operation compared to bars serving food. The guidelines, which have been seen by The Irish Times, stipulate that physical distance can be relaxed to one meter in a controlled environment, but no prior reservation and time-limited … Read more
[ad_1] Two things happened this week that should prompt consumers to think more about how we spend. Electric Ireland announced a price increase for electricity customers and Eir confirmed that it would not pass on the VAT reduction, introduced by the Government, to consumers. The government has cut the standard VAT rate from 23% to … Read more
[ad_1] The Australian state of Victoria extended a lockdown on its capital Melbourne on Sunday until Sept. 28 as the infection rate has declined more slowly than expected. The hard lockdown was ordered on August 2 in response to a second wave of infections, which broke out in Melbourne. Australia’s second-most populous state has been … Read more