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"It's callous to leave businesses closed if they don't need to be"

"It's callous to leave businesses closed if they don't need to be"

Should all retailers, restaurants and tourism be …

The Irish Times World View Podcast

June 2, 202023m 37s

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Should all retailers, restaurants and tourism be allowed to open sooner? Business affairs correspondent and columnist Mark Paul has been arguing for an accelerated easing of restrictions on businesses, especially for the sake of our small and medium sized enterprises, "the lifeblood of our economy". He tells Deirdre Veldon that no-one seems to be fighting their corner, and that the balance of risks to our society is skewed.