Longer Opening Hours For Pubs And Nightclubs After Covid To Be Considered

Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 8:42 a.m.

Sunday pub opening hours will be extended and city centre nightclubs will stay open beyond 2.30am in a reform of the licensing laws being planned by Helen McEntee, the Justice Minister, to bolster the hospitality sector after the Covid-19 lockdown.  For reaction we heard from Mannix Flynn Independent Councillor  and Sunil Sharpe spokesperson for Give Us The Night. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.     Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.