Almost 2,000 Pubs Have Closed in Ireland Since 2005 – Report
RTÉ News | Wednesday, 23 Aug 2023 17:44Almost 2,000 pubs in Ireland have closed since 2005, according to a new report undertaken by Drinks Industry Group of Ireland.
The research shows that 108 bars shut in 2022, while there has been a 22.5% closure rate since 2005.
The group said rural businesses are most at risk of shutting their doors, while the counties that saw the biggest declines were Limerick (32%), Cork (29.9%), and Laois (29.9%).
Dublin saw the lowest rate of decline, at 3.4%.
The group is calling on the Government to give more support to regional, small, and family run operations, and is also calling on excise duty to be decreased.
More than 450 pubs have closed since the COVID-19 pandemic, and Economist and Associate Professor at DCU Anthony Foley said that the knock-on effect is hitting rural communities both socially and economically. …
So they can blame Covid, but not the excise duty. Interesting.
OMG! I hope Hickie’s Pub in Kilkee, County Clare, is still open. It’s the BEST!
There is also a very nice little public golf course nearby.
I wonder how much their declining birth rates and importation of zealous sons of Allah have to do with the decline in pubs.
Do declining birth rates cause bar closures or is it the other way around?
Well DC that’s a damn good question.
With drinking down, have they at least increased their fighting to compensate?