US EditionConsolation, Community, National Identity in the UK: What Is Lost when Pubs Close, and How They Can Be Saved
IRELAND, JUL 14 – Over 2,100 pubs closed since 2005 due to high state costs and economic pressures, with rural counties losing over 30% of venues, warns Drinks Industry Group of Ireland.
- Over 2,100 pubs have closed in Ireland in the last 20 years, according to a report by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland .
- The report predicts that without government action, an additional 600 to 1,000 pubs could close in the next decade, as stated by Donall O'Keeffe, DIGI secretary.
- Rural counties, including Limerick and Offaly, have experienced the highest closure rates, as noted in the report covering 2005 to 2024.
- Economic factors like trade tariffs and high state-imposed costs have exacerbated pub closures.
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Consolation, community, national identity: what is lost when pubs close – and how they can be saved
William Perugini/ShutterstockRecent figures from the British Beer and Pub Association show that pubs will close at the rate of one a day in the UK during 2025. This is just the latest chapter in a familiar story – more than a quarter of British pubs have closed since 2000. The cost of running a pub has risen dramatically. The ingredients used to brew beer all cost more, as do the business rates, rents, duties, utilities and wages required to ope…
Consolation, community, national identity in the UK: What is lost when pubs close, and how they can be saved
Recent figures from the British Beer and Pub Association show that pubs will close at the rate of one a day in the UK during 2025. This is just the latest chapter in a familiar story—more than a quarter of British pubs have closed since 2000.
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