Pub Owners Struggle To Compete with Supermarket Prices

25% of pubs in Cork have closed since 2005

Pub owners say they can't compete with supermarket prices.

25% of pubs in Cork have closed since 2005 with publicans saying high excise duty is one of the reasons behind the high number of closures 

The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland says the current tax regime favours off-licenses.

Owner of Ollie Hayes Pub in Moneygall in County Offaly says cheap drink isn't just putting publicans out of business, it's bad for people's health.

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