What time is the pub open in NI over Christmas and the New Year?
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Over Christmas , the times during which alcohol may be sold on licensed premises in Northern Ireland is slightly different to the rest of the year.
Licensed premises include businesses such as bars, restaurants, hotels and theatres who hold a licence to sell alcohol or a ‘liquor licence’.
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These are the permitted hours that licensed premises can sell alcohol during the Christmas period -
Christmas Eve, 24 December 2019: Licensed premises may sell alcohol 11.30am - 11.00pm and those with a ‘late licence’ may sell alcohol until midnight. Off-licences may sell alcohol 8am - 11pm.
Christmas day, 25 December 2019: Licensed premises may sell alcohol 12.30pm - 10pm, even if they hold a late licence. Off-licences are not allowed to sell alcohol at all.
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Hide AdBoxing Day, 26 December 2019: Licensed premises can sell alcohol 11.30pm - 11pm. Those with a late licence may sell alcohol until 1am. Off-licences can sell alcohol 8am-11pm.
New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2019: Licensed premises can sell alcohol from 11.30am - 11pm - and those with a late licence may sell alcohol until 1am. Off-licences can sell alcohol from 8am - 11pm.