It’s a joke that wet pubs have been forced to remain closed, and they now need to be opened as promised next month. That’s the view of the Mayo Chairman of the Vintners Federation, Achill based Alan Gielty, a publican with a restaurant.
Alan insists that you cannot compare a pub in Achill, Bonniconlon or Belmullet with a Dublin establishment. But he argues all pubs are being painted with the same brush and that’s unfair.
He believes that pubs should be allowed to re-open in regions, if necessary, but that pubs are not the reason that the incidents of Covid 19 nationally are on the rise.
He says the pub is a controlled environment and publicans will ensure the safety of customers in accordance with regulations, and so need to be allowed to open their doors again.
Like all businesses on Achill Island, Alan has been running a busy business on the island over the past two weeks despite the crisis in the public water supply.
He told Midwest News this lunchtime that despite the problem with the public supply, there has been adequate tankards of water provided throughout the island for businesses by Mayo County Council and he said they have been able to continue to operate successfully.
