Off licences will have standardised opening hours of 10.30am to 10pm seven days a week under the changes approved by Cabinet.
Late licences will also be granted annually so venues don't have to go through the courts to re-apply every month.
While nine towns and cities are to get a 'Night-Time Economy Advisor' under a new pilot scheme
They are Dublin City, Cork City, Limerick City, Galway City, Kilkenny, Drogheda, Sligo, Buncrana and Longford Town
