Retro Drive In-Movies has been forced to close after reopening only three weeks ago.
It's not clear what the reason is, with the company saying they were informed by gardai they must close immediately.
Retro Drive-In Movies posted on social media: "We have just been informed by the Gardai that drive-in movies are in breach of Covid-19 legislation and after three weeks reopened, we must close with immediate effect.
"Back in 2020, we fought hard to have drive-in movies listed in the legislation allowing us to reopen and to differentiate us from indoor cinemas, after meeting with Gardai and elected officials, we were successful.
"We have always been 100% compliant with Covid-19 restrictions and have run countless safe screenings giving families an outlet from the safety and comfort of their car."
Safety
The post continues: "During Level 5 restrictions we closed and gave €75,000 in refunds to our customers - we accepted this.
"For the first 4 months of 2021, we remained closed - we accepted this.
"We reopened on April 29th, the same day as Dublin Zoo and lots of other outdoor amenities.
"All non-essential retail has since reopened, we can travel throughout the country in our cars, museums, galleries & libraries are open but for some unknown reason, that will not be disclosed to us, we have to close.
"All we want to do is operate the business that we have built from scratch!"
Clarity
A Junior Minister says she's hopeful a decision on whether drive in movies are allowed under current restrictions will be clarified by the weekend.
Minister of State Josepha Madigan says the regulations were changed this year but it is not clear why that is the case.
