It would see nightclubs be allowed to open until 6am.
Legislation to allow nightclubs to stay open until 6am could be in force by next summer.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says the Government has yet to decide whether it will be done through an extension to hours or a wider overhaul of licencing laws.
The Taoiseach has also said he doesn't think it would create problems when it comes to public order:
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