Ireland is losing pubs.
Since 2005, there's been a drop of more than 21% in pubs across the country.
@benfinnegannews Ireland has seen a drop in pubs of 21% since 2005 #ireland #irish #irishnews #irelandnews #pubs #beer #bar #irishpub #laois #limerick #roscommon #meath #cork #offaly ♬ original sound - benfinnegannews
A report from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland shows there was a decline in every county in Ireland.
Laois was the most affected county, with a drop of over 30%, but Meath saw a fall of just 1.4%.
The reports shows "three counties, Carlow (10.4%), Kildare (13.6%), and Wicklow (10.1%) showed decreases between 10% and 14.9% while Cavan (17.2%), Kerry (15.3), Kilkenny (18.1%), Monaghan (19.8%), and Wexford (17.2%) were in the 15% to 19.9% decrease bracket.
"All the remaining counties had decreases of more than 20%.
"Six counties, Clare (24.7%), Galway (20.6%), Louth (20.3%), Sligo (24%), Waterford (23.5%), and Westmeath (24.4%) were in the 20% to 24.9% decrease band, while nine counties Cork (28.5%), Donegal (26.3%), Leitrim (26.4%), Limerick (29.1%), Longford (25.7%), Mayo (25.1%), Offaly (29.9%), Roscommon (28.3%), and Tipperary (26.3%) saw decreases between 25% and 29.9%."
