, said the industry traditionally would be more reliant “on a golden market of the 55s to 70s and above” in the coming months.
At present, “Westport itself is very busy with a variety of people of all age groups,” he said. “The older people will travel if they know they’re coming to a safe place,” Mr Lennon said. Representative bodies for restaurants and pubs welcomed the Government’s easing of mandatory closing times by half an hour to 11.30pm., chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, said the move would help businesses. “We lobbied extremely hard to have closing times for restaurants extended until 12, so we welcome extending it to 11.30pm, that is a good decision,” he said.