Nightclub industry makes late plea to McDowell

MINISTER for Justice Michael McDowell is being urged to make an 11th hour addition to his liquor licensing clampdown.

The Minister is understood to be bringing the Intoxicating Liquor Bill to the Cabinet for approval this morning but nightclub owners want him to bring in a new standard license for their premises. The Irish Nightclub Industry Association are meeting with the Minister this week because they believe there are serious deficiencies in the legislation.

According to an INIA spokesman, nightclubs do not know from one month to the next what hours they can remain open for trade and want a special nightclub license introduced as part of the legislation.