Hazel Chu

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The Last Word with Matt Cooper · Should Nightclubs Stay Open For Longer? · 2 Jun 2026 podcast

this government hasn't done anything more to it and we need them to change the licensing laws, we need them to increase transport and we need them to make the cities safer at night time by increasing footfall and having a night time economy.

So I completely welcome the idea of the research because at the end of the day these results have been

provided time and time again over the years by different groups, like Give Us the Night, like the Nighttime Economy Task Force, like the Nightmare in Dublin City himself as well.

We did, we did.

I was on that committee, Matt, and we had many arguments with representatives of justice there who had said, yeah, yeah, we will be progressing this bill.

We will be progressing this.

And then when it came to it, we ourselves as a party pushed for it.

And the others didn't.

And this came the problem that this government now will not be pushing forward and has not been pushing forward on that.

And that's a shame because you are talking about an industry that does need support there.

And it does provide for community for younger people as well as older people as well.

I have plenty of people that say to me, hey, wouldn't it be great back in the 90s where we actually have those dance spaces?

It's not just about alcohol.

It's about dance and music being culture, being seen as culture and dance floor is being seen as culture.

which we need to recognise that other European countries recognise and we don't.

No, you can't.

And you absolutely should have one with the other as well.

And your point of having Nate Light Public Transport Service was one of the essential components

and recommendations of the nighttime economy task force.

I was on that subgroup and we were very clear.

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