Ms Alison Kealy:

It should not be represented that we are in opposing camps. As a Dublin publican, I am very clear that we want the night-time economy to be very vibrant. We have all struggled coming back from Covid. Things have moved earlier.

Regarding the cultural amenity and theatre licence, we are talking about the 1990s when we all knew there were theatres operating as nightclubs around the clock. That is what our members fear. Regarding what was said about young people wanting to come into industry, I have coffee trucks and loads of staff who want to get into it and I support that 100%. It is really important in our industry to see innovation coming up and bringing new people into it all the time but the reality in Dublin is that the biggest blocks to that is the cost of premises and the planning to get into those revenues.