Nightclubs face charges in clampdown on late Sunday opening

UP to four nightclubs are to be brought before the courts for breaching the law on opening hours on Sunday nights.

The move follows a recent crackdown by gardaí in Dublin city centre, enforcing the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988, which specifies that the latest opening hour for a Sunday nightclub is 1.30am on Monday morning.

Throughout the rest of the week, nightclubs can stay open until 3am. Both deadlines include a 30-minute drinking-up time.