Why Ireland's older pubs are part of our cultural heritage
Updated / Monday, 15 Mar 2021
16:01
"The longer pubs remain closed, the bigger the threat to a part of Irish heritage". Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images
Opinion: what makes traditional Irish pubs so distinctive lies in their history, interior and decor
Back in December 2020, amid criticism of the government for keeping 'wet' pubs closed as part of Covid-19. restrictions, the Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Dáil that "there's nothing I would like better right now than a pint in a rural pub in the west of Ireland'
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Many of us, stuck in lockdown, would hanker for this too, yet this is not a possibility any time soon. The close and cosy pub environment of ‘normal times’ is the antithesis to current public health advice pertaining to Covid-19.