MPS RETAIL LTD - application for grant of a liquor licence

LICENSING (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996

(ARTICLES 2, 5 (1) (b), 7, 9 and SCHEDULE 1)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF LICENCE

FOR PREMISES IN WHICH THE BUSINESS CARRIED ON UNDER THE LICENCE IS THE BUSINESS OF SELLING INTOXICATING LIQUOR BY RETAIL FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES



IN THE COUNTY COURT FOR NORTHERN IRELAND AT NEWRY FOR THE SOUTH EASTERN DIVISION

TAKE NOTICE that we MPS RETAIL LTD whose registered office is at 87a Coole Road, Dungannon, Co Tyrone, BT71 5DR intend to apply to the County Court sitting at The Courthouse, 23 New Street, Newry, Co Down, BT35 6JD at 10.30 o’clock in the forenoon on the 3rd day of November 2025 for the grant of a licence for the premises situated at 50 Dundalk Street, Newtownhamilton, Co Armagh, BT35 0PB being such premises as are specified in Article 5 (1)(b) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996: namely premises in which it is intended to carry on the business of selling intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises.



AND TAKE NOTICE that this application will be dealt with by the Court on the 17th day of November 2025 commencing at 10.30 o’clock in the forenoon.

MPS Retail Ltd is a body corporate and will be the owner of such business and the following persons are its directors – Colm Devlin of 87a Coole Road, Dungannon, Co Tyrone, BT71 5DR

No persons other than the Directors have executive control.

The owner of the premises is NTH Retail Ltd whose registered office is at 48-50 Dundalk Street, Newtownhamilton, BT35 0PB



In accordance with Schedule 1 to the said Order and Rule 6 of Order 48 of the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 we attach to this Notice a plan of the premises delineating the part or parts thereof in which intoxicating liquor is to be sold.

There is in force planning permission to use the premises as premises of the kind specified in this notice for the period during which the licence would be in force and a copy of the planning permission is attached.

A subsisting licence as defined in Schedule 2 to the said Order for the premises such as are specified in Article 5 (1) (5) situated at Mayo, Mayobridge, Newry will be surrendered to the Court.



AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any person owning or residing or carrying on business in the vicinity of the premises for which the Licence is sought who intends to object to the grant of the Licence must in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Licensing Order of 1996 serve notice of his intention to object upon the applicant and the Chief Clerk not less than one week before the 3rd day of November 2025 being the time of the opening of the Court sitting specified in this Notice.



AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the permissible grounds of objection are such as are specified in Article 7 (4) (a) to (e) (i) of the said Order of 1996 namely:-

(a) The procedure relating to the Application set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the said Order of 1996 has not been complied with

(b) That the Applicant is not a fit person to hold a Licence

(c) That the premises or proposed premises are not or will not be of the kind specified in the Application

(d) That the premises are not suitable to be licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor by retail or

(e) (i) That the number of licensed premises of the kind specified in the Application which are in the vicinity of the premises or the proposed premises for which the grant of licence is sought is or will be adequate



Dated this 8th day of October 2025



FOOT ANSTEY McKEES

Solicitors for the Applicant

The Linenhall

32-38 Linenhall Street,

BELFAST, BT2 8BG



TO: The Chief Clerk, The Courthouse

23 New Street, NEWRY, Co Down, BT35 6JD



Copy to:

(i) the Clerk of Petty Sessions for the South Eastern Administrative Court Division at the Courthouse, 23 New Street, Newry, Co Down, BT35 6JD (being the Petty Sessions district in which the premises are situated);

(ii) the District Command Unit Commander at Newry Mourne and Down at PSNI Station, 3 Belfast Road, Newry, Co Down, BT34 1EF (sub-divisional headquarters for the Police sub-division in which the premises);

(iii) the District Command Unit Commander at Mid Ulster, PSNI Station, 19 Molesworth Road, Cookstown, BT80 8NT (sub- divisional headquarters for the Police sub-division in which the applicant has its registered office);

(iv) Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Monaghan Row, Newry, Co Down, BT35 8DJ (district council for the district in which the premises are situated).