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Co-founder Sunil Sharpe hopes the discussion event series Where Is The Night? will reignite momentum in the stalled changes to Ireland's licensing and alcohol sale laws

Irish nightlife advocates Give Us The Night, co-founded by DJ Sunil Sharpe, are holding public talks across Ireland over the next month. The discussions, taking...

Irish clubs’ extended opening hours licensing will not be in place this year

"We were told [in early 2021] worst case scenario, it would take two years... It really feels like we've been strung along here", Give Us The Night campaign founder Sunil Sharpe said

Nightclubs in Ireland will have to wait even longer for the anticipated opening-hours extension to come into effect. The 6 AM late licensing laws, which...

Ireland clubs soundproofing

Overall, €2 million is to be made available for eligible night clubs and venues

Clubs in Ireland are set to receive funding for soundproofing through a newly launched government initiative. Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht...

Galway DJ Shampain announces Irish-language documentary series exploring alternative scenes and subcultures

The series touches on drag and the Give Us The Night licensing campaign

Galway-based DJ and G-Town label co-founder Shampain is fronting a new Irish-language documentary series exploring subcultures and alternative music and party scenes. The eight-episode series...

night-timeforum

It comes as the country's licensing laws get a long-awaited shake-up

Ireland's first-ever annual Night-Time Economy forum happens this week. Taking place at the National Gallery of Ireland from 2 AM to 5 PM on Tuesday...

Ireland licensing laws

Pubs will also now be allowed to remain open until 12.30 AM seven days a week

Nightclubs in the Republic of Ireland will soon be able to stay open until 6 AM under new licensing laws being drafted today (25th October)...

Ireland nightclubs

Plans include drafting specialist advisors for six towns and cities, extending opening hours for cultural spaces, and a series of large-scale pilot events aimed at diversifying night-time options. 

A night-time economy pilot programme is being launched in Ireland, with specialist advisors representing pubs, bars, clubs and other venues set to be appointed in...

Nightclubs in Ireland could soon have 6AM closing time under new legislation

A 6 AM closing time would be a major shift from the 2:30 AM cut-off

Nightclubs in the Republic of Ireland may soon be allowed to remain open until 6 AM thanks to an overhaul of the country's licensing laws...

Running for six weeks in September 2022, the project is a response to the "dissapearance of the Irish nightclub"

A new pop-up club is opening in Dublin, conceived by a collective of architects, event producers, and club creatives — Temporary Pleasure. 

The as-yet-unnamed venue...

Throughout the pandemic, grassroots activists and nightlife representatives have worked tirelessly to create a more sustainable, accessible and protected environment for dance music. DJ Mag...

Bristol has had an advisory night-time panel since 2018, where nightclubs meet with people from licensing, planning and musician’s unions. It’s one thing to have...

Just four weeks after fully reopening

Clubs in the Republic of Ireland will be required to close at midnight from tomorrow — Thursday 18th November — as the country reintroduces several...

A pilot club event will also take place this month

Nightclubs in Ireland will be able to fully reopen from 22nd October, the Government has confirmed.

A four-stage reopening plan has been approved by the...

"Irish venues, nightclubs and music events are being disregarded," Sharpe says in the letter

Irish DJ Sunil Sharpe has penned an open letter to senior Irish politicians about what he describes as a neglect of the events industry.

Sharpe...