Liquor Licensing Bill 2008

national | rights, freedoms and repression | news report Sunday June 15, 2008 14:25 by Phier

Nightclubs to close earlier.

The Government are hoping to pass the Liquor Licensing Bill 2008 within the next 3 weeks. This means the latest a nightclub [ and late bar / theatre bar ] can open until is 2.30am 6 nites and 1am on Sundays. Local judges have of course imposed even earier closing in many towns / counties.

Raise your voice and have your opinion heard.

Log on to http://www.inia.ie and complete a short survey.

Further information on alternatives such as staggered closing hours and who you should air your concerns to can be found on http://giveusthenight.org

TDs like pretty graphs and stats, a comparison can be made from the affects of the UKs closing hour extension (Licensing Act 2003), summarised here:

http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/publication....aspx