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"The new legislation will be a very good tool to allow us to open the pubs"

Plans to give Gardai powers to close pubs and restaurants who are breaching Covid-19 rules are be...

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17.41 2 Sep 2020


"The new legislation will be a very good tool to allow us to open the pubs"


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17.41 2 Sep 2020


Plans to give Gardai powers to close pubs and restaurants who are breaching Covid-19 rules are being debated in the Dail this afternoon. 

But how will that work effectively? And do they go far enough?

Kieran Cuddihy spoke to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee about this. 


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