The biggest drop in pubs has been seen in Rural Counties
Figures released by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) have shown there were 1,477 less pubs in Ireland last year than in 2005.
DIGI's data indicates that in 2017, there were 7,140 pubs nationwide – a decline from 8,617 in 2005.
The figures are based on the amount of liquor licence figures published by Revenue, which tracks the number of premises that have publican’s licences.
The biggest drop was seen in rural Counties with an 18.7% drop in the amount of rural pubs since '05.
Cork, which has the largest number of pubs, saw the most significant decline in the country. In 2017, Cork had 915 pubs – a 25% decrease from 1,221 in 2005.
Wexford, Meath and Dublin saw the smallest decline in publican’s licences. Wexford pubs dropped from 158 to 157 while Meath was down three pubs from 210 to 207.
