The number of late-night pub and nightclub late openings is continuing to fall.
New figures from the Licensed Vintners Association show venues opened late on 950 fewer nights last year compared with 2024, and almost 7-thousand fewer than in 2018.
CEO of the Licensed Vintners Association, Donal O’Keeffe is calling on the government to cut the cost of special exemption orders to allow venues to stay open later:
