First look at new over 23s nightclub in Dublin city centre: ‘It’ll be big. It’ll be loud. It’ll be spectacular’
SoHo club aims to attract over 23s with cheap drinks and plush surroundings at at former Tramline premises
Night-time economy
‘We wanted to make the best underground electronic music club in Ireland’: Fernando Martin of District 8 on their big gamble
The Index nightclub promoters sold 20,000 tickets in 24 hours for District X, their new festival. Going big was a risk that looks to be paying off
‘A lot of local leaders lost patience with Dublin’: Give Us The Night campaign renews the fight for a level playing field
A nighttime economy that has cultural worth is needed now more than ever, say advocates Sunil Sharpe and Robbie Kitt
The Irish Times view on helping Ireland’s night time economy: Government needs to get on with it
Legislation is going through the Oireachtas and while the right balance needs to be struck, it is clear that the sector is suffering
Night-time economy ‘falling away’ with just 70 nightclubs operating across State, McEntee says
Minister for Justice hopes Bill aiming to modernise licensing laws makes matters more straightforward for entertainment businesses
Ireland’s night-time economy is in genuine peril - why were licensing reforms so long coming?
Government’s proposals for overhauling the licensing laws and extending pub and club opening hours is far-reaching but necessary
Night-time economy fund of €6m and €130m for the Arts Council unveiled
Council welcomes funding which will enable it to ‘continue and deepen its investment in the arts’
David McWilliams: Licensing laws are strangling our night-time economy
Vibrant cities need live venues and fewer restrictions on who can sell alcohol
It is a mistake to focus on alcohol in the night-time economy debate
We are potentially embedding an expectation in public’s mind of what night-time economy looks like
Una Mullally: Night-time economy needs to own cultural spaces
Coalface operators require stable venues to resist plague of developer-led speculation
Hugh Linehan: If you want to reform the ‘night-time economy’, start with the pub
Catherine Martin should take note on why attempts to change licensing laws failed before
Night-time economy could open until 6am under report proposals
Minister says Irish cities ‘way behind’ Europe as taskforce calls for reform of licensing laws
Group set up to improve night-time culture and economy
Taskforce to examine reforms of venue licensing laws and late night transport
Dublin’s nightlife is dying. A ‘night czar’ could save it
Capital ideas: We need to support risk-taking, creative youth, writes Una Mullally
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