{
  "id": 9147827,
  "title": "Fancy a pint … at Lidl? The bizarre battle over Northern Ireland’s stifled nightlife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/fancy-a-pint-at-lidl-the-bizarre-battle-over-northern-irelands",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T11:27:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/22/northern-ireland-nightlife-lidl"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The country’s licensing laws mean the supermarket has opened a pub so it can sell alcohol, while campaigners are fighting to help other venues open and get people dancing At first sight The Middle Ale in Dundonald, Northern Ireland looks just like any other pub. There is a big TV, an array of seating, and beer pumps behind the bar. Look a little closer, however, and you might ask why there are…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}