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Have a Pint and Save Your Local Institution

by Jordan Yerman | May 6, 2007 at 01:20 pm

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Here in the UK, the pub is as important a community centre as it is in Ireland. We cannot allow our neighbourhood institutions to perish, so hoist a pint for local business!

That trademark Irish venue, the country pub - renowned as a place to chat, have a pint, hear some music and soak up the atmosphere - is facing challenging times.

Recent figures suggest that many rural pubs are shutting their doors, their owners selling up and moving out. One report put the figure at a pub closing every day.

In 2005, almost 440 fewer pub licences were issued. In the year up to November 2006, more than 60 pubs shut down in two of the bigger counties - 20 in Clare, 42 in Cork.

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matte

at 15:53 on May 6th, 2007

Good stuff.

Gosh there must be a lot of pubs in those counties!!

Here is Australia, where often there is only one pub in town, its closure (often due to large chains buying their licence so they can just open a botle-shop) can have significant social effects.