Selling alcohol
Northern Ireland Easter licensing hours
Over Easter, the times you can sell alcohol on licensed premises in Northern Ireland are the same as the rest of the year.
Licensed premises include businesses such as bars, restaurants, hotels and theatres that hold a licence to sell alcohol or 'liquor licence'. Alcohol may normally be sold from 11:30am to 11pm, or on Sundays from 12:30pm to 11pm.
Some licensed premises have a 'late licence' that normally allows them to sell alcohol as late as 1am or with further additional permitted hours until 2am, instead of the usual limit of 11pm.
See when can you sell alcohol in Northern Ireland?
Easter licensing hours
The permitted hours that licensed premises can sell alcohol during the Easter period are the same as any other time of the year. This means that licensed premises may sell alcohol at the following times:
Holy Thursday licensing hours
As usual. Licensed premises may sell alcohol 11:30am - 11pm, and those with a late licence may sell alcohol until 1am, or with further additional permitted hours until 2am. Off-licences may sell alcohol 8am - 11pm.
Good Friday licensing hours
As usual. Licensed premises may sell alcohol 11:30am - 11pm, and those with a late licence may sell alcohol until 1am, or with further additional permitted hours until 2am. Off-licences may sell alcohol 8am - 11pm.
Easter Saturday licensing hours
As usual. Licensed premises may sell alcohol 11:30am - 11pm, and those with a late licence may sell alcohol until 1am, or with further additional permitted hours until 2am. Off-licences may sell alcohol 8am - 11pm.
Easter Sunday licensing hours
Usual Sunday licensing hours. Licensed premises may sell alcohol 12:30pm - 11pm, those with a late licence may sell alcohol until 1am, or with further additional permitted hours until 2am. Off-licences may sell alcohol 10am – 10pm.
Easter Monday and Tuesday licensing hours
As usual. Licensed premises may sell alcohol 11:30am - 11pm, and those with a late licence may sell alcohol until 1am, or with further additional permitted hours until 2am. Off-licences may sell alcohol 8am - 11pm.