Club's licence revoked due to violence concerns

The club, based within Nottingham Irish Centre, has had its licence removed

A club in the Nottingham Irish Centre has had its licence revoked due to concerns about serious crime and disorder.

The I Club, based within the centre, had its licence taken away at a licensing panel hearing at Nottingham City Council's Loxley House headquarters on Monday.

Nottinghamshire Police applied for the club's licence to be revoked in August and the venue had been temporarily closed since.

In a statement on its website, the Nottingham Irish Centre said it was "open as usual" supporting its community.

A notice had been put up outside the centre in Wilford Street, which said Nottinghamshire Police believed the premises to be "associated with serious crime and/or disorder".

Footage from an attack outside the club was shown to jurors during a trial in January

In June 2024, Skye Severn was stabbed in the head outside the club by Connor Page, who left part of the blade lodged in his skull.

Page, of Metcalfe Close, Derby, stabbed Mr Severn 12 times in the revenge attack following an earlier fight.

He was jailed for 25 years after being convicted of attempted murder following a trial in January.

Page is serving a 25-year sentence following the attack in 2024

Police said a woman was assaulted outside the premises in April and a group of 20 men were involved in fighting outside the venue on the same night.

A further alleged violent incident took place inside the club on 3 August, which the force said it was still investigating.

Senior licensing enforcement officer Helen Guest-High, from the force, said: "The nature of these incidents has resulted in a complete loss of confidence in the operator's ability to effectively manage the premises and has put the public at risk of harm."

'Poor management'

A council spokesperson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "The licensing panel considered a police application for an expedited review of the Irish Centre following an incident of serious crime and disorder.

"While the licence had already been surrendered, the panel was satisfied that revocation of the premises licence was the only appropriate course of action."

The council said the panel's role was not to establish guilt or innocence of individuals, adding it focused on concerns about the "poor management" of the venue.

The licence will remain suspended until the formal revocation has taken place, the authority added.

A statement on the website of the Irish Centre said: "You may have seen a recent news article about the Nottingham Irish Centre stating our licence has been suspended.

"We wish to confirm it is not the Irish Centre's licence, but that of our tenant.

"We are open as usual supporting the Colden Shamrock Members, our Memory Lane Cafe and our Community Outreach Residents."