"If you are running a business or any sort of event that is bringing people indoors, you must check for proof of vaccination and enforce the rules." Those were the words of Taoiseach Micheál Martin today.
He said that the sectors of the economy that are due to reopen on Friday, such as nightclubs, "may only do so on the basis that all customers must produce their proof of vaccination and identity." Proof of vaccination - in the form of Digital Covid Certs - has been required for customers to eat or drink in cafes, pubs and restaurants since July.
But are they really being checked? Prime Time spent yesterday evening on the streets of Dublin city centre asking people who were out dining and drinking if they had been asked to produce their