Why is Lidl opening a pub?

You may know them as a supermarket chain but in a world first Lidl is opening a pub outside Belfast.

The reasons why are the consequence of a complex history of laws and licenses in Northern Ireland, that can be traced all the way back to partition.

When you break it down, the opening of Dundonald’s Lidl pub has been 100 years in the making and involves Northern Ireland's alcohol licensing legislation.

In this explainer, we delve into the legislation to find out how we got here and what this might mean for the future.