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21st April 2022
03:05pm BST

"A Special Exemption Order is obtained from the District Court for premises to which an on-licence is attached for on the pretence that a ‘special occasion’ is taking place on the premises. A Special Exemption Order is required for each and every time a licensed premises wants to trade past normal opening hours and permits extended opening hours (to 2.30am)."The fees associated with SEOs can cost as much as €410 per night. If these fees come back from May 2022, they will cause huge financial pressure for venues that have essentially only been able to open for less than six months in total from the last two years. Give Us The Night, an independent volunteer service which works in aid of Irish nightlife, are raising awareness about the reintroduction of these fees. The below video breaks the information down easily and manageably. https://www.instagram.com/p/CclFmCbMLGP/ A revised licensing bill is expected by the end of the year, but until then this will be a huge blow for venues trying to recover. Inevitably venues will choose to open less frequently, host fewer events, which would be a terrible shame given the last two years of the pandemic.
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