RAI Trade Members Compton Solicitors offer expert advice on: Covid 19: Restaurants operate as Takeaway
Emergency Legislation for Restaurants: An Emergency Exempted Development Act has been passed lifting planning restrictions to allow restaurant businesses adapt to the closure of their sit-in restaurant premises by operating as takeaway businesses. For the period of this emergency:“development consisting of a change of use from use for the sale…
Read MoreRAI Trade Members Compton Solicitors offer expert advice on: The Online Sale of Alcohol with Takeaway
Can your Restaurant sell alcohol online with takeaway service? Not all licences permit the sale of alcohol as part of the takeaway offering. The type of alcohol that can be offered will also be dependent on the type of Licence: i. Online Alcohol Sales with a Wine Retailers On Licence…
Read MorePresident’s Report – March 2020
Welcome to my Presidents Newsletter for March, I hope there were more positives than negatives to take from the month of February which I know was a huge challenge for many restauranteurs. We have been through an election and it looks like there is a stalemate and a possibility of…
Read MorePresident’s Report – February 2020
Welcome to your February newsletter, I would like to begin on a positive note and congratulate all of the restaurants that have made the prestigious Sunday Times 100 Best Restaurants. This is a status that many of us strive to achieve and it is great to see the calibre of…
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Sign up for the RAI Gift Voucher
The Restaurants Association of Ireland recently launched the RAI Gift Voucher, and we are encouraging members to sign up and support this initiative. The RAI Gift Voucher can be used in participating RAI member restaurants, cafes, gastropubs, and hotel restaurants. Join almost 100 other RAI members and sign up to…
Read MorePresident’s Report – January 2020
Welcome to your January Newsletter, I hope that the festive period was enjoyable and that you managed to catch a break at some stage with family and friends. All work and no play are a recipe for disaster, it is important not to take on all of the pressures our…
Read MoreNew Chef work permits announcement welcomed by Restaurants Association of Ireland
“Massive step forward towards solving Chef skill shortage in hospitality” The Restaurants Association of Ireland have welcomed the announcement today from Heather Humphreys, T.D., Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, regarding chef work permits in Ireland. The new announcement will see all chef grades now eligible for work permits, with…
Read MorePresident’s Report – December 2019
Welcome to the Presidents report for December. The busiest period on the calendar for many restaurants has finally arrived. December has always been a month I have enjoyed in hospitality. Make the most of it, January may be a challenging month for us. December is also a time where many…
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