City’s pub furniture curfew set to be scrapped

A CONTROVERSIAL licence which bans furniture outside Cork city pubs after 9pm looks set to be scrapped tonight.

A proposal to link the outdoor furniture licence with existing licensing laws looks set to be voted through at the city council meeting.

If city manager Joe Gavin signs off on the vote, it will mean publicans will have to remove customers from outdoor drinking areas by 11.30pm in summer and 11pm in winter. Late night venues and bars with extensions will be excluded from the licence.