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FACE COVERINGS ARE to be made mandatory in shops, following a meeting of cabinet this evening.
Ministers approved the proposal to extend the regulation requiring face coverings on public transport – which came in to effect on Monday.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed the move this evening, saying that face coverings will be mandatory in shops for both shoppers and staff, unless a screen is in place.
The new regulation has not yet been drafted and could take a matter of “days or weeks” to be signed off on, said government sources.
The measures needed to enforce face masks in shops are separate to the regulations that govern the wearing of face coverings on public transport.
The announcement comes after the Government confirmed that the reopening of pubs and nightclubs is set to be pushed back until 10 August following a meeting of Cabinet ministers today.
Cabinet ministers agreed to postpone the reopening of pubs under Phase 4 from 20 July to 10 August.
The move comes after serious concerns were raised at a meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team on the re-opening of pubs, given the rising number of cases of Covid-19 in the country.
At a briefing this evening, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said: “Pubs, hotel bars, nightclubs and casinos will remain closed until 10 August. Pubs and bars which are already operating and serving food can remain open once they are fully compliant with the public health guidance.”
Some of the most recent cases have originated from clusters in congregated settings, and it is feared that Ireland is not yet ready to move to the next stage of re-opening the economy.
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I still can’t believe a company that basically allows you to hitch a lift with unlicensed strangers for a fee is a viable business model.
I must be getting old.
Oh no, I find myself in agreement with John Gahan. Uber is a company run by deeply unethical people – people who threaten to smear journalists, people who try to interfere with fundraising for rivals, people who try to weasel out of responsibility when one of their drivers kills a 6 year old girl, people who hike up their prices during natural disasters. I uninstalled the app people ai ever had the chance to give a penny to these kinds of people.
Uber are sc-um. End of story.
Plus, why would you need them when we’ve already got a perfectly good Hailo?
That $40bn valuation is a joke, tbh.
@JohnGahan in Ireland all uber drivers are licensed. If it’s uber black they are licensed corporate limousines and they driver holds a spsv licence which is the same as test a taxi driver sits. It is the vehicle licence which is different and you will see the license on the corner on the front and rear windows. All these licenses are issued by the National Transport Authority and an Garda Siochana
Been there, done that..
Imagine the possibilities if uber invested in self driving cars. Your smart phone would become your car keys. Or if they expanded into buses, no more 3 hour 20 minute bus eireann trips for hour and half journeys.
My smart phone is my car key.
The door opens automatically when I’m 10 feet from the car – even though the phone in my pocket/bag.
Its been around for years, the technology – and the android system has added new dimensions with its new management/use of GPS etc.
When an app like that gets valued at €40bn – it’s time to sell all your tech stocks as soon as humanly possible.
Tick tock tick tock …
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