Hotels want social distancing measures reduced to 1 metre - griffin

Social distancing rules for the hospitality sector could be relaxed as soon as next month.

Ministers are considering if the 2-metre guidance could be changed to 1.5 or 1 metre in places like pubs. According to the Irish Mail on Sunday, it's only an option if the coronavirus infection rate stays low. Liam Griffin - owner of the Ferrycarrig Hotel and Monart Spa and All Ireland winning Wexford hurling manager - says a change to social distancing rules would make a big difference: [audio wav="https://www.southeastradio.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/liam-griffin.wav"][/audio]