CAMRA delegation set for Stormont
Members of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) in Northern Ireland will be joined by local brewers and cider producers this morning when they meet at Stormont to lobby MLAs around the urgent need for change in NI’s antiquated licensing laws.
The group will be arguing that local licensing laws need updating so that more local beers can be sold in pubs here.
Changes are also required in order to allow brewers to sell their products on their own premises in ‘taproom style’ settings, as well as at local events and markets.
CAMRA says too, that craft brewing businesses in Northern Ireland must be able to compete on equal terms with their competitors in the rest of the UK.
Speaking recently, Ruth Sloan, chairperson of CAMRA NI, said:
‘We will continue to campaign for local real ales to be served in more pubs across NI – especially outside the greater Belfast area – and are working with MLAs to get changes to licensing laws in a restored Assembly so that local breweries can expand their businesses, serve local beers in more pubs and open taprooms on their own premises.’
