Irish pubs still not open for business

SET THE BAR: John O'Brien, manager of Doheny & Nesbitts pub in Dublin, at a perspex wall in the pub, which is currently serving takeaway lunches. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

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Pubs in Ireland may remain closed for the rest of the year as politicians warn that it will not be safe to reopen them until a COVID-19 vaccine has been found.