A High Court rejects a legal challenge to the plans, which would see a tap room installed in Lidl's Dundonald store.

The off licence operator said Lidl failed to demonstrate there weren’t already shops or pubs in the area that were already selling alcohol, something that Lidl needed to do so i

A legal win has cleared the way for Lidl to open its first pub in the North inside one of its stores after the High Court rejected a challenge to the proposal.

The supermarket chain has won its bid to open a tap room within its Dundonald store in Northern Ireland, meaning that its customers will be able to have a well-earned beer after doing their grocery shopping.

Well, this soon may be a reality - as Lidl in Northern Ireland has succeeded in its efforts to get a pub license in its new store in County Down. The retail giant won a legal challenge to operate a bar within its store in Dundonald despite several objections from local off-licences.

Lidl has been granted permission to open its first-ever pub in Northern Ireland. The German supermarket will be allowed to build a bar in Dundonald, Northern Ireland, the High Court ruled today. Mr Justice Colton dismissed an appeal by another trader on Wednesday and said he saw "no good reason” to block the project.

A legal win has cleared the way for discount supermarket Lidl to open its first pub inside one of its stores after the High Court rejected a challenge to the proposal.

The supermarket chain has been granted approval by a High Court to open its first ever UK pub near Belfast in Northern Ireland.

Lidl is set to open the first ever pub inside a UK store, allowing shoppers to drink alcohol on site. The German giants secured a landmark victory in the High Court to open its first-ever pub inside a supermarket in Northern Ireland.