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Pubs Closing Down Rural Ireland

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  • #102
    seachto7
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    lisasimpson wrote: »
    One thing that rural pubs actually all pubs could do is also stock a better range of non alcoholic bears..in most cases its just becks you get in Ireland..many brands now produce them but very few sold in Ireland

    They're well able to charge for non alcho beer too. :mad:


  • #103
    washman3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭washman3


    lisasimpson wrote: »
    One thing that rural pubs actually all pubs could do is also stock a better range of non alcoholic bears..in most cases its just becks you get in Ireland..many brands now produce them but very few sold in Ireland

    Most drinkers would rather drink donkey's piss than that s###e.


  • #104
    Billy86
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    MeTheMan wrote: »
    Did anyone blame one off housing yet?

    Not that I can see, but now that you mention it one of the main reasons given has been very sparse populations and lack of walking distance to pubs in many rural areas, so... :D


  • #105
    [Deleted User]
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    My local rural town has 4 pubs and a hotel with another pub about 3 miles outside the town. There was about 15 pubs in years gone by but the ones that are remaining are doing well. Two in particular, one in the town and the one out the country are doing a roaring trade. Any night of the week you will have a decent crowd in there, mix of young and old etc.

    I was in the one I consider my local on sunday afternoon, got in around around 1:30pm and it was standing room only when I got in, probably 60 people in the pub half of which were under 30 I'd say so not seeing the trends others are saying. They never did and never will do food either. I would definitely say the pubs in my area aren't overly held back by the DD laws though as a large proportion of people would regularly drive home after a few, particulary people calling in for a few on the way home from work midweek.

    Have two other pubs in slightly different directions from my house both in the country not in the town and both also doing fine.
    Skyfloater wrote: »
    If drinking 8 pints on a night out is normal for you, you've got bigger issues than dirty lines.

    8 pints is a quiet night


  • #106
    amcalester
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    Layne Rotten Shackle wrote: »
    My local rural town has 4 pubs and a hotel with another pub about 3 miles outside the town. There was about 15 pubs in years gone by but the ones that are remaining are doing well. Two in particular, one in the town and the one out the country are doing a roaring trade. Any night of the week you will have a decent crowd in there, mix of young and old etc.

    I was in the one I consider my local on sunday afternoon, got in around around 1:30pm and it was standing room only when I got in, probably 60 people in the pub half of which were under 30 I'd say so not seeing the trends other are saying. They never did and never will do food either. I would definitely say the pubs in my area aren't overly held back by the DD laws though as a large proportion of people would regularly drive home after a few.

    Have two other pubs in slightly different directions from my house both in the country not in the town and both also doing fine.



    8 pints is a quiet night

    15 down to 4 and you don’t see the trend?


  • #107
    [Deleted User]
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    amcalester wrote: »
    15 down to 4 and you don’t see the trend?

    I recounted and its actually 5 + the hotel which is a propular bar so lets say 6 bars. Most of the rest are closed for a very long tome though some before I was even born so well over 30 years ago. Only one of them really close in recent years due to not surviving but that was literally next door to another pub (as in attached). One other one that closed in the last 10 years was simply due to the owner dying and no real interest in keeping it going from anyone else.

    Of the pubs still only one I could see having any trouble and that becuase it and one other pub (aside from the hotel) do food but they are the worse of the two so their niche probably won't be good enough.

    The most popular and my favoutite is absolutely thriving, place is popular with all ages and its old, toilets in poor enough condition etc you typical country pub but the pints are top class, the craic is mighty and people love the place.


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