Cabinet to approve law allowing nightclubs to stay open until 6am

Dozens of nightclubs across the country have closed in recent years, even before the pandemic, with groups such as Give Us The Night blaming out-of-date licencing laws. File Picture: Pexels

Nightclubs will be allowed to stay open until 6am, and pubs will be permitted longer operating hours, under new laws to be approved by Cabinet today.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee will seek approval for the General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill to modernise Ireland's 200-year-old licencing laws.