Protesters criticise late-night venue closures after hotel seeks injunction

People attend a protest outside the Hoxton Hotel in Dublin, objecting to an injunction the hotel, on Exchequer Street has sought against a late-night venue Yamamori Izakaya on South Great George's Street over noise issues. Picture: Bairbre Holmes/PA Wire

The row over sound levels at a central Dublin venue is “the straw that broke the camel’s back” for Irish nightlife, the organiser of a protest has said.

Live DJs played as hundreds of people danced on Exchequer Street to show their opposition to legal action taken against Yamamori Izakaya, a Japanese restaurant that holds music events.