The number of pub licences has fallen by 1,300 over the past five years amid claims by publicans’ groups that the cheap availability of alcohol is causing the “death of the Irish pub”.
A breakdown of figures compiled by the Revenue Commissioners shows that the decline in pub licences has been sharpest in counties Cork, Dublin, Mayo, Kerry and Limerick.
Source: Carl O'Brien, The Irish Times,
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