Protesters criticise late-night venue closures after Hoxton Hotel seeks injunction

"Live DJs played as hundreds of people danced on Exchequer Street to show their opposition to legal action taken against Yamamori Izakaya, a Japanese restaurant that holds music events. Its neighbour, the Hoxton Hotel, claims it has been forced to close around a quarter of its rooms because of "numerous guest complaints about late-night, low-frequency music noise and vibration". Last week the leaseholder, Trinity Hospitality, sought a court injunction "to reduce excessive noise transfer from Yamamori Izakaya into the hotel"."

"Protest organiser Blew, a local DJ, said the city has lost a number of late-night venues to "hotel chains or apartment buildings" and that social and cultural spaces have been "squashed". She said she is not affiliated with the venue but organised the protest because it is one of two venues left "where you can find good music five nights a week, that supports local DJs, where it's free entry". Blew added: "It's really important because they keep a lot of local DJs in business, keep them going.""

"Addressing the crowd on Tuesday night, musician Abdullah Al Bayyari said it was "a perfect chance to highlight that we deserve better", and called on the Irish government to start "investing in our culture and investing in what matters to us". He also there has been a "rapid" fall in late-night venues across the country from "thousands to hundreds". Dr Al Bayyari added the need to"

Live DJs and hundreds of protesters gathered on Exchequer Street opposing legal action targeting Yamamori Izakaya, a Japanese restaurant that hosts music events. The neighbouring Hoxton Hotel says guest complaints about late-night, low-frequency noise and vibration forced it to close about a quarter of its rooms. Leaseholder Trinity Hospitality sought a court injunction to reduce excessive noise transfer into the hotel. Organisers and musicians warned of a rapid decline in late-night venues, blamed hotel and apartment development, and urged government investment in Irish culture, businesses and language. Trinity Hospitality said it was not seeking to close the Yamamori Izakaya restaurant or nightclub and the ultimate goal is to advance a testing and reso

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