Leitrim restaurant owner hopes late Christmas parties will boost hospitality sector

A Leitrim restaurant owner says he hopes late Christmas parties for staff of various businesses could give the hospitality sector a bounce with normal trading hours back.

Conor Maher from The Oarsman in Carrick-on-Shannon says that in common with hundreds of other restaurants around the country they had a large number of parties cancelled this Christmas.

He says he believes there is a good pent up demand out there and he says some businesses may decide to follow the hospitality sector norm of having their Christmas party in February or even March…