Northern Ireland

Licences cap plan spells alarm in NI

30-Mar-2006 By John Harrington

A trade body in Northern Ireland has slammed plans to end the cap on the number of licences in the principality. The Federation of the Retail...

Northern Ireland opposed to licensing reform

30-Mar-2006

Pubs, political parties and the health lobby are strongly opposing Westminster's plans to reform licensing in Northern Ireland.At a briefing event in...

FRLT anxious over proposed Northern Ireland reforms

02-Feb-2006

The Federation of the Retail Licensed Trade Northern Ireland (FRLT) has spoken out strongly over the new licensing regime proposed for Northern...

THE GUV'NOR

27-Oct-2005

Many licensees still need to get to address the problem of dirty loos, which taint the image of Britain's locals, says the host of the White Lion at...

Northern Ireland smoke ban leaves England vulnerable

20-Oct-2005

Pressure on the government to announce a full smoking ban in England is reaching fever pitch after Northern Ireland became the latest country to opt...

Smoking ban draws closer in Northern Ireland

17-Mar-2005

England is in danger of becoming marginalised as an all-out clampdown on smoking in public places looks increasingly likely elsewhere in the...

Keep it simple

12-May-2004

A town in Northern Ireland has opted for a simple approach to the ID card issue - accepting only state-sponsored ID. Andrew Burnyeat explains how...

Food sales now account for a fifth of pubs' turnover

28-Apr-2004

Booming pub food sales are helping the whole industry to grow, according to two new reports on the state of the pub market.Pub grub sales rose...

Northern Ireland welcomes reform of licensing laws

10-Mar-2004

Northern Ireland's licensees have welcomed the promise of a much-needed overhaul of the province's licensing laws.Social development minister John...

NI licensees join forces to push Charter compliance

04-Feb-2004

Northern Irish licensees have formed a taskforce to look at ways of pushing forward Smoking Charter compliance in the province.The Federation of the...

Northern Ireland targeted for smoking ban

07-Nov-2003

Councils in Northern Ireland are the latest to be targeted by campaigners hoping for a ban on smoking in all public places, including pubs and...

Sports presenter Gabby Logan to launch National Pub Football Week

13-Aug-2003

Top sports presenter Gabby Logan is to launch National Pub Football Week along with a number of famous former internationals.Logan, who presents...

Pubs are plundering heritage

03-Jul-2003

Camra has undertaken a "National Inventory" of historic UK pubs ­ and has discovered just 4% have retained features of historic significance. It...

More than half the Irish population want a smoking ban in pubs

24-Feb-2003

Almost 60 per cent of the Irish population think the forthcoming smoking ban in pubs is right, says a new survey.A poll carried out for the Irish...

Capital gains

05-Feb-2003

Belfast may not have the tourist pull of its southern Irish rival Dublin, but as Michelle Perrett found, it has a lot to offer.Stag and hen parties...

New pub charity lottery to be launched nationwide

25-Feb-2002

A new national pub charity lottery, Hotspot, is to be rolled out across the UK after successful trials in 300 outlets. Organiser Inter Lotto claims...

Approval given for integration of Bass and Tennent's into Interbrew UK

06-Feb-2002

The full integration of the Bass and Tennent's businesses into Interbrew UK has begun after the UK competition authorities approved the sale of...

Burnley licensees in fear of more violence

27-Jun-2001

Licensees in Burnley are living in fear of further violence after five pubs were attacked and the licensees at one were forced to flee when it was...