"We have seen the Republic of Ireland government recognise hospitality is taking one for the team - we have heard none of that from the executive and no mention of support," he said.
"At least when we were locked down we had protection from the banks, we had all sorts of protections in place, plus we had special loans, plus there was furlough for our staff.Michael McAdam, the managing director of Movie House Cinemas, said there was a "lack of knowledge" among the public in relation to the Covid-19 certification scheme.
"Some customers can become very abusive, very rude, very threatening and so we have put on Covid marshals for the next month," he said. "People were... showing us their double jab card because they don't have a Covid passport - we can't let them in because they didn't bring ID.