Covid inspectors plan bank holiday blitz on pubs not checking virus passports – as industry says it is ‘vital’ bar service resumes

Dr Tony Holohan’s Covid cert was not checked at Dublin Airport when arriving from abroad last week

Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan. Photo: Colin Keegan

Philip Ryan, Senan Molony, Gabija Gataveckaite and Paul Hyland

Health inspectors will blitz pubs and restaurants over the October bank holiday weekend, as part of fresh drive to ramp up compliance with Covid-19 rules across the hospitality sector.

Amid mounting concerns over a lack of compliance in some sections of the industry, a meeting of the Government’s Regulatory Forum was held yesterday afternoon.