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# nightlife

This year
2023
# nightlife
McEntee acknowledges public 'frustration' over delay in extending pub and club opening hours
It was promised that licensing law changes would be enacted by this summer.
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Jul 19th 2023, 6:32 PM
# Drinking Culture
Public health charities call for reform of Sale of Alcohol Bill
The legislation has put forward a major modernisation of Ireland’s licencing laws.
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May 9th 2023, 10:57 AM
# nightlife
Longer drinking hours could harm public health, committee warned
An Oireachtas committee heard from public health organisations that deal with alcohol-related harm.
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Jan 31st 2023, 7:59 PM
Last year
2022
# nightlife
Donnelly says he raised health concerns about relaxing alcohol licensing laws
It was earlier reported that health concerns about expanding the hours when alcohol can be sold were not shared at Cabinet.
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Nov 4th 2022, 7:03 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Would you stay out later if pubs and nightclubs extended their hours?
Cabinet will soon be asked to approve legislation allowing pubs and nightclubs to open later in the night.
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Aug 5th 2022, 9:14 AM
# night-time economy
Covid blamed for delays to plan promising Irish nightlife revival
The spread of Covid-19 last December is being blamed for the delay.
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Apr 10th 2022, 11:54 AM
All time
# nightlife
Spanish bars and nightclubs face alcohol shortages as Covid-19 restrictions lift
Popular names like Beefeater gin, Absolut vodka and Patron tequila are in short supply.
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Nov 14th 2021, 8:20 AM
# nightlife
Revised nightclub regulations: Isolation rooms and one-metre social distance in bar queues
Late-night venues will need to have the ticketing system ready for customers tomorrow.
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Oct 28th 2021, 6:59 PM
# Button Factory
Nightclubs are back tonight – here's how the government's pilot event will work
Social distancing won’t be required at the event but a vaccine pass and a negative antigen test will be needed to get in.
Social distancing won't be required at the event.
People will need their Digital Covid Cert and a negative antigen test to get in.
It's hoped the gig will inform the reopening on 22 October.
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Sep 30th 2021, 3:45 PM
# nightlife
New plan could lead to ‘rebirth’ of Irish nightlife, says minister
Minister Catherine Martin said the plan was about ‘taking back our nights’.
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Sep 15th 2021, 8:14 PM
# Live Music
Electric Picnic organisers and nightlife group call for reopening plans for sector
Laois County Council decided not to grant a licence for the festival yesterday.
Laois County Council yesterday refused to grant a licence to Electric Picnic.
Organisers of the festival say ticket-holders will be contacted over the next week.
Give Us the Night group wrote to government members calling for non-socially distanced trial events next month.
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Aug 5th 2021, 2:15 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Is it a good idea to extend pub and club opening hours?
The justice minister has said some of the current rules are decades old and need to be modernised.
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Feb 22nd 2021, 10:29 AM
# nightlife
Longer opening hours for nightclubs and changes to alcohol licensing under plan by Justice Minister
Minister Helen McEntee is set to unveil the plans later this week.
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Feb 21st 2021, 2:45 PM
# irish nightlife
Consultation to take place on whether Ireland's nightclub opening hours should be updated
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan is “very keen” to open up a consultation with stakeholders.
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Nov 13th 2019, 6:23 PM
# story of my bar
'For the quiet gigs you can hear a pin drop': How The Roundy in Cork makes magic with music
The iconic Cork space has changed a lot in the last decade.
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Feb 27th 2019, 4:42 PM
# just the one
16 photos that sum up Irish nightlife before Christmas... as captured by Instagram users
‘Tis the season.
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Dec 19th 2017, 10:09 AM
# Brazil
Rio nightlife is suffering due to surge in robberies
The Brazilian government has sent almost 10,000 troops to help the police in Rio de Janeiro state.
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Aug 12th 2017, 1:00 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should some venues get 24-hour licences?
Amsterdam has granted them to a number of venues.
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Oct 13th 2016, 10:23 AM
# Pattani
1 dead and dozens injured as car bomb explodes in Thai nightlife district
The latest blast struck late last night outside a hotel in Pattani, a southern province battered by a long-running rebellion.
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Aug 24th 2016, 8:02 AM
# Killarney
13 things anyone who has been out in Killarney will understand
It’s a fine old place.
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Apr 16th 2016, 8:15 PM
# old-age discos
'If a regular suddenly stops coming, it usually means he or she has died'
Thousands of retired South Koreans are hitting the dance floors at special discos for the elderly.
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Feb 21st 2016, 12:01 PM
# friday friday
7 reasons you're an absolute boss for staying in this Friday night
Keep on keepin’ on that sofa.
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Oct 17th 2014, 9:28 PM
# see yiz in coppers
12 reasons why Coppers is such a bizarre national phenomenon
Coppers a feel, what?
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Aug 2nd 2014, 8:15 PM
# screen dreams
Cork publican builds 35-seater cinema upstairs in his pub
Pint and a film? Count us in.
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May 2nd 2014, 3:18 PM
# the jacks
9 people you'll definitely run into in the nightclub toilets
Em, your new best friend, for one thing.
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Mar 14th 2014, 9:30 PM
# JOMO
The 10 stages of JOMO you’ll experience from the sofa tonight
Pure and utter JOY.
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Feb 21st 2014, 9:30 PM
# smell off ya
7 distinctive smells of the Irish night out
Don’t turn your nose up, pal. You’ve almost certainly smelled – and created – every SINGLE one.
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Jan 25th 2014, 8:15 PM
# for your health
Coppers is launching a special "Nurses' Card"
Let’s hear it for the nurses!
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Jan 22nd 2014, 4:14 PM
# new years revolution
Here are the reasons why Dry January is the smart choice
Having trouble convincing everyone? Haters to the left.
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Jan 1st 2014, 1:00 PM
# nobody does it better
8 of the most sexy Irish aphrodisiacs
Oh baby.
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Dec 7th 2013, 8:15 PM
# your round
9 dear friends you DON’T want to go on a night out with
We love you, but please stay at home.
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Nov 30th 2013, 8:15 PM
# pursuit of possibilities
The Blagger’s Guide to a Night Out
Want to fluke yourself into an access all areas night out? Read this first.
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Oct 17th 2013, 8:30 PM
# pursuit of possibilities
The 8 stages of procrastination
If you’re procrastinating by reading this article, stop it right now. Wait, actually, don’t.
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Oct 17th 2013, 3:00 PM
# pursuit of possibilities
6 little things you’ll never regret doing
YOLO and all that. Trust us.
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Oct 17th 2013, 12:15 PM
# pursuit of possibilities
7 people whose plans didn’t exactly work out
They tried, God love them. They tried.
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Oct 16th 2013, 12:15 PM
# sponsored by jameson
The 7 best friends to go on a night out with
Like the Seven Dwarves, except with more getting the rounds in.
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Oct 11th 2013, 4:12 PM
Voices
Column: The ‘night economy’ is crucial to the survival of Irish towns
Pubs and restaurants need proper support – and safe streets – if town centres are to thrive, writes Richard Guiney.
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Nov 2nd 2012, 8:30 PM
# Tap Water
Monaghan nightclub refuses tap water to patrons to discourage 'drug use'
Vanity Nightclub says it won’t give out free water to customers as it prides itself on being a “drug free zone”.
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Aug 9th 2012, 4:13 PM
Voices
Column: Why do people try so hard with someone who's not interested?
There’s no law against going on the pull, but drunken suitors who can’t take a hint can spoil a good night out, writes Lisa McInerney.
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Jul 30th 2012, 7:15 AM
# nightlife
Sharp fall in nightclubs seeking late licences
The number of clubs and bars applying for opening-hours exemptions has dropped significantly since 2008.
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Mar 4th 2012, 10:41 AM
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