"There's no doubt" that people will travel to Northern Ireland for less stringent nightlife regulations.
That's the warning from the Vintners Federation of Ireland as the government prepares to introduce new rules on the need for admission tickets in nightclubs and late bars.
From Sunday, nightclubs in the North can reopen fully, and there'll be no legal requirement for vaccine passports to be checked.
Chief Executive of the VFI Padraig Cribben told Shannonside Northern Sound that government policy will send people across the border.