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

Lidl has been granted permission to open its first-ever supermarket pub on the island of Ireland. Meanwhile in Dublin, residents are still waiting for the store to fulfill its commitment to build a replacement pub after the Belgard Inn was demolished.

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.

German supermarket giant Lidl has officially been granted permission to open a pub on one of its sites, so shoppers can enjoy a pint while doing their weekly shop

The High Court has granted the supermarket permission to go ahead with the plans to open the boozer in its Dundonald store in County Down near Belfast

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

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 discount supermarket Lidl to open its first pub inside one of its stores after the High Court rejected a challenge to the proposal. An appeal against the retailer's temporary permit to operate a bar within its Dundonald,

Lidl is opening a pub in one of its supermarkets in the UK. The High Court has granted the supermarket permission to go ahead with the plans to open the pub in its Dundonald store in County Down near Belfast.