1,500 pubs closed in last seven years: Vintners
The two organisations representing publicans in Ireland have said 1,500 pubs have closed and thousands of jobs have been lost in the industry here since 2001.
The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) and the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) said the figures were based on an analysis of the number of accounts held by the major drinks manufacturers who supply pubs across the country, which show the number of on-trade accounts has declined by 1,500 since 2001to 9,500, from 11,000.
The LVA and VFI said the industry faced a number of particular challenges including the tax on alcohol, the growth of home drinking and declining overall consumption (which they say is down 7% per adult since 2001).
