Wednesday 25 May, 2022
Legislation allowing nightclubs to stay open later will be ready this year, Leo Varadkar said yesterday.
Boris Johnson said there would be no restrictions introduced before January.
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The measure comes into force from tomorrow, meaning tonight is the last night nightclubs can open past midnight.
Late-night venues will need to have the ticketing system ready for customers tomorrow.
HSE officers inspected 500 premises, while HSA inspectors carried out 123 inspections.
All nightclub events must be ticketed from next week, but bars and pubs with live music are exempted if people are seated.
Nightclubs are set to reopen this Friday.
A memo gone to Cabinet today sets out that the country’s licensing laws need to be updated as some date back to the 19th century.
The announcement came on the day such venues in England were allowed to reopen.
Legal mandates covering the wearing of masks and working from home have been scrapped.
Of 126 people admitted to hospital with the Indian variant, just three had had both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The Rí-Rá nightclub space is to become a ‘speak-easy’ under the approved plans.
Minister Helen McEntee is set to unveil the plans later this week.
Pubs that don’t serve food were to reopen on Monday but that now won’t happen.
It comes as publicans continue to express concerns at the delayed reopening of pubs until 10 August at the earliest.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said nightclub and pub opening hours need to be reformed and brought more in line with other cities in Europe.
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan is “very keen” to open up a consultation with stakeholders.
Drug-testing is available in a number of other European countries.
A new European guide on responding to drug problems was released today.
The Brazilian government has sent almost 10,000 troops to help the police in Rio de Janeiro state.
Amsterdam has granted them to a number of venues.
“Serious spot for shifting and beering.”
Will also work on creeps of any gender, FYI.
You’d stay home, but you’re not a quitter.
We’re in the wrong business.
We like to party. We like, we like to party…
“TURN UP THIS SONG I REALLY LIKE IT.”
We asked women, and they told us.
“One chicken wrap for the lady.”
Yes, under 12s. There is also a nine-year-old DJ.
