Research by campaign group give us the night has shown that there has been a decrease in the number of nightclubs in Ireland by over 80%.

The highest number of nightclubs was in the early 2000s which was 522, that figure now stands at between 90 and 100.

Sunil Sharpe DJ and Give Us The Night campaigner and Dee Reddy Head of Content Development for GoLoud joined the Last Word to discuss.

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