Tánaiste Leo Varadkar is encouraging local authorities to ‘do what they can’ for restaurants and cafes by supporting outdoor seating this summer.

Sadbh who owns Glovers Café in Bray and Karl Purdy, who owns CoffeeAngel on South Anne Street and Barry who owns Full Stop Café in Dublin 10, joined Andrea on the show.

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