Yamamori to end all DJ and nightclub events from July after agreement reached with Hoxton landlord

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DJ AND NIGHTCLUB events at Yamamori Izakaya in Dublin will end next month after the venue and the adjoining Hoxton Hotel reached an agreement following a High Court dispute over noise.

In a joint statement posted on social media, Yamamori and Trinity Hospitality, the leaseholder of the hotel, said they had agreed a “mutually beneficial” solution that allows both businesses to operate “side by side”.

The agreement means Yamamori will “gradually end” its late-night DJ and nightclub programming from 19 July, while the restaurant will continue to operate as normal until the end of the year, Yamamori confirmed in the statement.

Yamamori added that it will share plans for a new venue “in the coming weeks”.

Fans of the venue have since voiced their disappointment on social media.

Marcus O’Laoire, a DJ and member of campaign group Give us the Night, commented that it’s “absolutely insane that it’s come to this”.

“It’s insane that the interests of a soulless English hotel chain are put before that of a long-standing, family run, independent Dublin business, which is instrumental to the social scene of the city,” O’Laoire said.

“We just can’t have nice things can we?”

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One commenter asked: “what sacrifices did the Hoxton have to make in this?”, while another described Izakaya as “one of the best spots for a DJ”.

“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?” the commenter added.

The deal between Yamamori and Trinity Hospitality follows a months-long legal dispute in which Trinity Hospitality sought an injunction over alleged noise nuisance, claiming late-night music from the venue had forced it to close a number of rooms and cost up to €300,000 in losses.

News of the injunction prompted several protests in February.

During a two-day High Court hearing, lawyers for both sides told the court the matter had been resolved after discussions prompted by Judge Oisín Quinn.

Trinity Hospitality had argued that noise from the venue exceeded acceptable levels and said sound monitoring equipment and limiters were needed to ensure compliance.

Yamamori, in turn, had defended its long-running nightlife offering. 

The site has operated in the area for around 15 years, and is known for hosting nightly sets that feature local, underground, and emerging DJs across a variety of genres like house, techno and disco.

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