New plans to reform alcohol licensing laws are to be announced today.
Extended opening hours for pubs and nightclubs are among the measures, along with a streamlined application process for an alcohol license.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee hopes they'll help revitalise a sector that has been hardest hit by the pandemic.
but Chief Executive of the Vintners Federation, Padraig Cribben, is questioning the Minister's timing with the plan:
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