The Clare VFI chair claims pubs in this county have been reduced to venues for drug-taking. Recent analysis from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland shows 96 pubs in Clare have closed their doors since 2005 with 14 of these ceasing operations in the last year. Nationwide, the numbers of pubs has dropped by more […]
On Tuesday’s Morning Focus, Alan was joined by Charlie O’Meara who is the Clare VFI Chair along with Darragh McAllister who is a publican and President of Ennis Chamber. They outlined the findings of a recent survey by the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland which revealed that publicans are growing increasingly confident regarding the future of […]
The Chair of Clare VFI is hopeful that the pubs that managed to weather the covid storm, will survive into the future. It comes as the Vintners Federation of Ireland is holding its annual conference today, where cautious optimism is being expressed by those in the industry, who’ve so far managed to keep their doors […]
Concern has emerged among Clare publicans that a seismic shift in post-pandemic socialising will result in the widespread closure of businesses. It comes as new figures show alcohol consumption last year was down on pre-covid levels. Provisional data from Revenue shows the consumption of alcohol is continuing to decline sharply, with Ireland moving closer to […]