No live or loud music will be allowed once indoor dining resumes, under new guidelines published by Failte Ireland.
Customers must leave the restaurant or pub by 11.30 - and only 6 people will be permitted per table, with children under 12 exempt.
A 105 minute time restriction will be in place per booking if there is 1 metre or less between tables.
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The document gives no indication of how long the measures will apply for.
Indoor
There's no firm date for the return of indoor restaurants yet, the guidelines also explain what will be required when they do reopen.
They say physical distancing of two metres should be maintained between tables in an indoor setting, but that can be reduced to one metre where all other risk mitigation measures - such as plexiglass barriers and limits on crowd sizes - are met.
However, there'll be a time limit of 105 minutes and a pre-booking requirement.
