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

Residents of Dundonald, near Belfast, will soon be able to pop to Lidl for a pint after a High Court in Northern Ireland approved plans for a pub at the supermarket.

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.

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 by a High Court to open its very first pub in Northern Ireland. The German grocery giant will be able to go ahead with its plans to launch the pub inside its Dundonald store, based near Belfast, after a judge dismissed an appeal raised by another trader.

Supermarket chain Lidl has won a High Court battle over plans to open its first-ever pub in Northern Ireland. A judge dismissed an appeal against the German retailer being granted a provisional licence for operating a bar within its store in Dundonald, just outside Belfast.

Lidl fans rejoice – you could soon be drinking a freshly poured pint of its beloved discount beer after a High Court ruled it is allowed to open its first pub. The discount supermarket chain first lodged plans to open its first tap room in 2020 in Dundonald, just outside Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

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.