Journalist Ger Leddin has just returned to Ireland after living for seven years in Spain and has rekindled his grá for the Irish rural pub and appreciates the vital part it plays in the community.
The Kerry Vintners Federation of Ireland is welcoming the government pilot scheme that ll see rural pubs being used as a space for community activities and serv.
In the last two years, 90% of pubs have reopened since enforced closures wrought by the pandemic.Many pubs in rural areas do not open Monday to Friday before.