Culture

State nightlife scheme will ‘save jobs and careers’

€2 million in funding to support soundproofing of nightclubs among measures introduced

Arts Council Director Maureen Kennelly, Handsome Paddy, DJ, The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD and Sunil Sharp, nightlife campaigner. Picture: Maxwells

Funding is to be given to nightclubs to help soundproof their venues as Ireland plans to update its licensing laws.

The government aims to renew antiquated licensing laws to allow pubs and clubs to open later.

The current system is based on a patchwork of 100 laws – some of which are more than 200 years old and two-thirds of which pre-date the foundation of the State.

On Tuesday, it was announced that €2 million ...