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The Restaurants Association of Ireland has warned that nine out of ten restaurants face permanent closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the possible loss of 120,000 jobs. How can we prevent this from happening? We were joined by Ann Dunne, owner of White Gables in Moycullen, Co. Galway, Angela Ruttledge, co-owner of Olive's Room and Woodstock in Dublin, and Derry Clarke, chef at L'Ecrivain, to debate the difficulties of getting restaurants open again in a world of social distancing. Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.