Hearth

17/06/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENGLAND 9pm 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Are we supporting the english or A B E ? Either way we have the game on BIG SCREENS

hearthpub.co.uk

17/06/2026

CONSULTATION on Liquor Licensing – Public Consultation on Market Diversity and Innovation :

Complete here -
https://consultations.nidirect.gov.uk/dfc/liquor-licensing-market-diversity-and-innovation/

We say -
The guiding principle should be simple: modernise where necessary, innovate where beneficial, but protect the long-term future of Northern Ireland's independent hospitality sector.

Northern Ireland should resist making significant licensing changes simply because there are vocal campaign groups advocating for greater liberalisation.

The loudest voices are not always representative of the wider public interest, nor do they automatically produce the right policy outcomes.

Licensing reform must be evidence-led, balanced and focused on long-term sustainability rather than short-term demands.
Hospitality businesses across Northern Ireland are already operating in an extremely challenging environment, facing rising costs, labour shortages, increasing regulation and changing consumer habits.

Further market liberalisation risks creating an oversupply of licensed premises, reducing profitability and ultimately accelerating the decline of independent pubs and family-owned hospitality businesses.

We should learn from other jurisdictions, particularly parts of England, where a more liberal licensing approach has coincided with the long-term erosion of traditional pubs and community gathering spaces.

Northern Ireland has an opportunity to take a different approach by recognising hospitality as a strategic industry worthy of protection. Public houses are more than places that sell alcohol; they are employers, tourism assets, community hubs and important contributors to local identity.

Reform should therefore be targeted, proportionate and evidence-based. We support sensible innovation, tourism opportunities and carefully controlled evolution of the licensing system, but we strongly oppose a free-for-all expansion that diminishes the value of existing licences and undermines
professional publicans who have invested heavily in their communities.

HEARTH -
Hospitality Ulster
Institute of Hospitality NI
Visit EastSide
EastSide Partnership
East Belfast DUP
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Sinn Féin Ireland
Colin McGrath SDLP
Ulster Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party
Belfast Live

16/06/2026

🎁 FATHER’S DAY – THIS SUNDAY | 21st JUNE 🍻

Still looking for the perfect gift for Dad?

Pop into Hearth and pick up a gift voucher he’ll actually use. 🍺🍔🥃

✔️ Flexible to use anytime within 12 months
✔️ Perfect for food, drinks and memorable moments together
✔️ Available to purchase in the pub

P.S. They also make a brilliant thank you gift for teachers at the end of term. 🍎✨

📍 Hearth Pub, Ballyhackamore
🌐 hearthpub.co.uk

EastSide Partnership

14/06/2026

SLOW DOWN ITS SUNDAY
The rest can wait until tomorrow, come and let us look after your family, food to nourish your soul. Pickle & smoke to book & menus.

hearthpub.co.uk

13/06/2026

YES 10pm - Juram
Let's go,
party at ours tonight.
No rush home

12/06/2026

🧠 QUIZ FRIDAYS AT HEARTH 🍻
Think you're the smartest team in Ballyhackamore? Prove it.
Every Friday with Speedquizzing NI - Northern Ireland

🕗 Doors Open: 8pm
🕘 Quiz Starts: 9pm

📱 Fastest fingers first
🎁 Great prizes every week
😂 Plenty of laughs
🍻 Brilliant atmosphere

A huge thank you to Jawbox Gin and Mac Ivors Cider for providing fantastic prizes and giveaways.

👥 Gather your team
⚡ Test your speed
🧠 Challenge your knowledge
🏆 Compete for bragging rights

⛪️ Looking for a fundraiser?

Church groups, sports clubs, schools, charities and community organisations can host their own Quiz Night at Hearth. It's a great way to raise money while bringing people together.

📩 Send us a message to find out more.

📍 Hearth Pub, Ballyhackamore
Where East Belfast comes together.

11/06/2026

⚽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 THE WORLD CUP STARTS TONIGHT! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽

Here we go. Four weeks of football. Back-to-back matches. International superstars. Big moments. Drama. Glory.

Our team for the tournament? .

The Tartan Army has arrived in Ballyhackamore, the flags are up and the prices are down!

🍺 ALL TENNENT’S PINTS £5 DURING WORLD CUP MATCHES 🍺

Refresh with Tennent's Lager — brewed in Glasgow, enjoyed in .

🥩 THURSDAY STEAK NIGHT
Steak & Chips only £20

Paddy and the team at Pickle and Smoke are serving up one of the best-value steak nights in Belfast.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-friendly.
🍻 Community pub.
❤️ Everyone’s welcome.

See you tonight for the Opening Ceremony and the first kick of the biggest football festival on earth.

hearthpub.co.uk

10/06/2026

YOU'RE WELCOME!
We don't care who your Da is, how much money you have, or whether you're from Cultra or the hostel. At Hearth, everyone's treated the same.

Why? Because Hearth has HEART and EARTH in it.

We're about being from the heart and staying down to earth. No airs, no graces, no nonsense. Just good people, great drinks, proper hospitality, and a warm welcome. A Belfast Pub.

Pull up a chair. Bring your friends. Come as you are.

Open until 11pm tonight.

hearthpub.co.uk

Ballyhackamore is very much open for business.
Ballyhackamore Business Association



Discover Northern Ireland Visit EastSide Hospitality Ulster Institute of Hospitality NI

10/06/2026

🚨 HAVE YOUR SAY 🚨

The licensing consultation is now open, and it is important that local people, hospitality businesses and communities make their voices heard.

We agree that licensing laws need to be modernised. However, we do not believe that modernisation should mean a free-for-all.

Northern Ireland’s pubs are more than businesses. They are community hubs, employers, tourism drivers and custodians of local culture. They deserve protection and recognition, just like Champagne, Comber Earlies and other cherished products with a unique identity.

One of the key reasons for the decline of many traditional pubs in England has been the widespread granting of licences to operators with little connection to the trade or local communities. Once a pub closes, it is rarely replaced.

We need sensible reform that supports innovation, tourism and growth while protecting genuine publicans and the social value of our local hospitality sector.

Please take a few minutes to respond to the consultation.

Have your say. Protect local hospitality. Shape the future.

LINK
https://consultations.nidirect.gov.uk/dfc/liquor-licensing-market-diversity-and-innovation/consultation/subpage.2026-04-03.8169968001/?fbclid=IwVERFWASWYK5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeTBMX3V3HvdoxVMN0rLaT1MaAPmP7_MuXs8BQvxhfBeHWD8eSWKLcGwBdiDY_aem_YWdncwBJe6gnxbNDfqGv4okpHyEd

Time is running out! ⏳

Our public consultation in relation to the effectiveness of the current liquor licensing system in supporting market diversity and innovation closes soon.

It’s important you share your views to help shape how liquor licensing works in Northern Ireland.

Don’t delay, answer today by following the link in the comments below. 👇

10/06/2026

NO PROTESTS IN EAST BELFAST TODAY

We are all frustrated. We all want answers. We all want our politicians to listen.

But what is being achieved by closing businesses, shutting roads, disrupting schools, putting exams at risk, and stretching emergency services to breaking point?

Local staff lose wages. Small businesses lose trade. Families face uncertainty. Communities suffer.

When people start feeling the direct impact on their own lives, goodwill disappears quickly.

The real issues deserve serious discussion and practical solutions. Disorder and disruption only shift the focus away from those conversations.

Think smart. Think long-term. Protect our wee country rather than damaging it.

Thanks for the clarity.
East Belfast Memorial Committee