I donāt think I have. The demand is not there for them as peopleās habits have changed in general and a lot of people that do go out are generally happy to spend their night in a pub or late bar, which will continue to be the case with licencing until 2.30.
If a premises wanted a 24 hour licence I wouldnāt have an issue with it in principle. However if a nightclub is open until 6am when exactly is it going to get busy. I donāt have any special insight into it but I imagine most owners would rather run a busy bar from 10 until 2.30 rather than from 1 or 2 until 6.
I donāt think itās the case that you can put it down to demand. The businesses have been squeezed out by restrictive licensing laws and other factors in Ireland. Most comparable countries had a healthy and functioning night time economy, itās highly unlikely that young people in Ireland are so different from the UK, Germany, most of Europe that they dont want it, they just have never been catered for. Night clubs opening til 6am are more likely to be for ticketed events where people go because they are interested in the music as opposed to just opening the likes of dāicon for a longer period every night.
Thatās a fact, itās hard enough keep and retain staff in the hospitality industry as it is, without you having the extra staff costs by staying open later.
In Dublin Iād say; Iāve been out in Limerick and Cork late plenty; I donāt think the demand is there in the regional cities and towns outside of Christmas and All Irelands