More than 1,900 pubs in Ireland have closed since 2005, representing a decline of 22.5%. Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) says the rate of pubs closing in Ireland is "alarming." ...

Seven counties experienced a decline of 30% or more in their number of pubs. All 26 counties in the Republic of Ireland have experienced a decline in pub numbers since 2005.

In Ireland, you sometimes hear that country pubs are on the decline. That the tightening of drunk driving laws was the first nail in the coffin, and the second was Covid.