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Cathedral Quarter: Popular pubs close early over safety concerns

“We want Belfast safer, we want the emergency services not [experiencing] the same pressure,” Mr Jack told BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback programme.

He said his “punters won’t mind” as he wants them to get home safely and avoid the “slips, trips and troubles” associated with later opening hours.

Staggered licensing time “will help the police and ambulance [service]”, he claimed.

The publican also said he wants to preserve the Cathedral Quarter’s “arts and culture-led” sense of community.

“I can remember the Temple Bar had a fishing shop and a community,” he said.

“We still have that in Hill Street… We still have creative people, I don’t want to ruin it.”


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