Nine towns and cities have been picked for special night-time advisors that will work with local authorities to boost the nightlife economies in tandem with new expanded opening hours.
The ‘night-time czars’ will have an overall budget of €6 million from the Arts and Tourism Minister, Catherine Martin, who has been pushing and promoting invigorating nightlife.
Grants will be available for infrastructure and equipment like soundproofing for nightclubs and late night venues.
The nine towns and cities are Dublin City, Cork City, Limerick City, Galway City, Kilkenny, Drogheda, Sligo, Buncrana and Longford Town.
Minister Martin said: “It is one of my priorities as Minister to invest in bringing life and vitality back to our towns and villages through culture and arts, and supporting the Night-Time Economy is a crucial aspect of this.
“Nine pilot towns and cities have been announced today and they will recruit new Night-Time Economy Advisors who will help drive and support a more diverse and sustainable Night-Time Economy in their localities, engaging with the community, businesses, venues and artists to implement plans that make sense for each town or city.”
The pilot projects follow announcements on the reform of the licencing laws that will allow pubs to stay open to 12.30am and nightclubs until 6am.
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