Dublin’s Yamamori Izakaya to end late-night club events after agreement with neighbouring hotel leaseholder
Night-time programming will end on 19th July after a resolution was reached on a months-long legal dispute
Dublin restaurant and music venue Yamamori Izakaya is ending its late-night club programming after reaching a "mutually beneficial" agreement with neighbouring hotel, The Hoxton, following a High Court dispute over noise.
The decision follows a months-long legal dispute that began after The Hoxton’s owner, Trinity Hospitality, sought a High Court injunction, alleging that noise from Yamamori Izakaya’s late-night events was impacting hotel guests.
As reported by The Irish Times , the case was brought before the High Court on Thursday (25th June) as part of an application for an interlocutory, or interim, injunction by Trinity Hospitality. Following out-of-court discussions, Judge Oisín Quinn was then informed on Friday (26th June) that Trinity Hospitality and Yamamori had resolved the matter and that both parties wanted the proceedings to be stayed.
In a joint statement shared to Instagram last Friday, 26th June, Yamamori and Trinity Hospitality said: “Throughout negotiations, both businesses focused on a practical and positive solution that would enable these complementary businesses to thrive side-by-side; one that would allow Yamamori to host its popular late-night events and allow the hotel to operate without restrictions.
“While nightclub and DJ events will gradually end on 19th July, the restaurant will continue to operate as normal until the end of the year. Yamamori looks forward to sharing exciting plans for its new venue in the coming weeks.”
The dispute attracted widespread public attention when it first came before the courts earlier this year, prompting concerns about its implications for Dublin's nightlife and live music scene. An online petition was launched for the venue to be allowed to continue operating into the early hours, while a ‘Long Live Izakaya’ protest took place on Dublin’s Great George’s Street in February shortly after the injunction was initially sought.
Following the news that its late-night programming will end, Marcus O’Laoire, a DJ and member of campaign group Give Us The Night, said it was “absolutely insane that it’s come to this”, and questioned why “the interests of a soulless English hotel chain” were prioritised over those of “a long-standing, family-run, independent Dublin business, which is instrumental to the social scene of the city”.
“Struggling to understand what the exact outcome is here? So the club is gone from this location, the beneficial side of the mutually beneficial agreement for the club aspect is what?”, another commenter added under the post .
