Drinkers will be able to down pints until 6am under new licensing laws to be rubber-stamped by the Cabinet today.
The legislation, which is expected to come into effect early next year, will see pubs open until 12.30am every night of the week. Late bars with special licences will have their hours extended until 2.30am, while nightclubs can now stay open until 6am.
There will be a special new licence that will allow alcohol to be served in licensed venues and nightclubs until 5am, with one further hour’s drinking-up time. The new opening hours for pubs will see them open their doors each morning at 10.30am under the laws to be agreed by ministers this morning.
