Last week, lawyers for the Press Up Group, the ubiquitous hospitality giant controlled by Paddy McKillen junior and Matt Ryan, dispatched a series of letters to some of the most influential policymakers in the country. One went to Stephen Donnelly, the health minister. Others were sent to the offices of Paschal Donohoe, the finance minister and Paul Gallagher, the Attorney General. Arguing that the government had not produced any verifiable evidence to support the closures, the group said if restrictions were extended beyond October 10, it would be left with no alternative but to issue proceedings in respect of the…

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