Almost €297 million was spent in pubs, hotels and restaurants in May 2024, according to AIB’s spend trend. The number of AIB customers using their cards last month was up 9 per cent on May 2023. Spend in pubs increased 10 per cent in the month, compared to a 12 per cent decrease in the […]
Three in four Irish people live within walking distance of a premises licenced to sell alcohol, a new study shows. The Health Research Board (HRB) found that despite a decline in the number of pubs in the country, Ireland has the third-highest number of pubs per person. The research also revealed that the reduction in […]