Hundreds of pints and shots were served in Leinster House last year, despite the enforced closure of much of the hospitality sector during this period.
According to newly-released records, the Dail’s two bars both closed at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, with the Visitors’ Bar only opening up again at the start of September last year.
The Members’ Bar - a private facility which can only be accessed by TDs, senators and former members of the Oireachtas - re-opened for over two months from early July 2020, before calling last orders from mid-September that year and remaining closed for almost 12 months.
