Clare Fm - Podcasts

The Government is being told it must stick to its promise to reinstate the 9% reduced VAT rate for food-led hospitality businesses or face the consequences of further closures, job losses and long-term damage to Ireland’s tourism economy. The warning is coming from the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI), which has launched its Pre-Budget Submission, outlining urgent policy measures needed to safeguard thousands of restaurants, cafés and gastropubs across the country. The RAI’s submission highlights the specific risks faced by counties like Clare, where restaurants, cafés and gastropubs are key employers and vital to rural life and economic survival. To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joiend by Frank Landy of Sweet N Green in Ennis, Rony Barobhuiya, Co-owner of Henry’s Bistro in Ennis and Andrew Flood from Clonlara who runs An Beag Café on Henry Street, Kilrush.