Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's 'Spend Local' voucher scheme opens

27-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Applications for a high street voucher scheme intended to boost hospitality and retail businesses in Northern Ireland that have been impacted by Covid-19 has opened.

Northern Ireland hospitality gets go ahead to reopen for indoor service

21-May-2021 By James McAllister

Restaurants and pubs in Northern Ireland will be able to reopen for indoor service on Monday (24 May) for the first time since before Christmas.

Outdoor regulations 'causing chaos' ahead of reopening of Northern Ireland hospitality

29-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality Ulster has accused the Northern Ireland Executive of failing to engage properly with the sector ahead of the country's planned reopening of outdoor hospitality settings tomorrow (30 April).

'Hope on the horizon' as Northern Ireland Executive sets indicative dates for hospitality reopening

19-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

The Northern Ireland Executive has confirmed that outdoor hospitality settings will finally be able to unlock later this month.

Northern Ireland extends business rates holiday

12-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

The Northern Ireland Executive has announced it is extending the business rates holiday for certain sectors, including hospitality, for a further 12 months.

Cautious Northern Ireland pathway out of lockdown leaves hospitality fearful of more business failures

03-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality businesses in Northern Ireland have 'a genuine fear' more firms will collapse after the Executive's pathway out of lockdown failed to confirm when the sector can unlock.

Six-week Boxing Day lockdown in Northern Ireland will "sound death knell" for businesses

18-Dec-2020 By BigHospitality

Northern Ireland will enter into a six-week lockdown from Boxing Day.

Northern Ireland restaurants get green light to reopen while wet-led pubs forced to remain closed

07-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

Restaurants in Northern Ireland will be able to reopen from Friday (11 December) following an eight-week lockdown of the country's hospitality sector.

Northern Ireland's hospitality sector 'on course for disaster' as lockdown further extended

20-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Tens of thousands of hospitality workers in Northern Ireland have been left with 'no hope' after the Executive announced that lockdown restrictions on the sector would be extended further.

Stormont sets out reopening plan for Northern Ireland hospitality as lockdown extended for further week

13-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Northern Ireland's leaders have announced a one-week extension to the country's 'circuit-breaker' lockdown, with the hospitality industry allowed to begin partially reopening from next Friday.

Hospitality venues in Northern Ireland saddled with four-week 'circuit breaker' closure - updated

14-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Restaurants and pubs in Northern Ireland must close for four weeks from Friday (16 October) under tough new 'circuit breaker' restrictions.

Opening of wet-led pubs in Northern Ireland delayed again

27-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Wet-led pubs in Northern Ireland will not be allowed to reopen next week as planned, the country's Executive Office has said.

Hospitality Ulster seeks rescue package for Northern Ireland's wet-led pubs

10-Aug-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Trade body Hospitality Ulster is calling on the the Northern Ireland Executive to create a rescue package for wet-led pubs, which have been told they can’t open until 1 September at the earliest.

Pubs and restaurants in Northern Ireland given green light to reopen earlier than planned

16-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

The Stormont Executive has agreed to bring forward the reopening days of pubs, restaurants and hotels in Northern Ireland to 3 July.

Government to consider cutting Tourism VAT in Northern Ireland

27-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts

The Government is to reconsider the rate of Tourism VAT in Northern Ireland as part of the Conservative deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).