Minister for Justice Heather Humphreys is to extend emergency legislation that regulates and allows for outdoor seating areas on private lands next to pubs and restaurants.
The regulation sets out that alcohol cannot be sold or consumed any day after 11pm in the outdoor seating areas on such land and will come into effect today.
The Minister said this was being done "in the interests of communities and with the principles of fairness". The Department has been in contact with industry groups to inform them of these measures.
From today trading hours for licenced premises return to pre-Covid norms. The extension of the emergency legislation, which was due to expire on 30 November, will now cover private lands next to licenced premises.