This week the government announced that the planned reopening of all pubs from this week will not go ahead for reasons of public health.When the pubs used to close on Good Friday’s in Ireland it would cause consternation – one day in the year when we couldn’t go to our local watering holeHowever, during Covid, we have managed to survive for several months without pubs - although almost every joke and whatsapp meme seemed to revolve around alcohol and the pub.So what have we learned about our relationship with drink and the pub during lockdown, and is the crisis changing the role of the pub in irish society?Columnist Liam Collins and Clara Kavanagh, Today FM Producer joined Mario on Mario's Sunday Roast to look at the future of the Irish pub as long as the threat of Covid-19 remains.[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/07/20132234/pubs-MSR.mp3"][/audio]