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AIB spending up 51% in France last month as fans flocked to World Cup

Tournament also influenced spending at home, with Irish pubs sales soaring as Ireland beat South Africa

Rugby World Cup: The tournament - which kicked off on September 8 - has seen AIB customers spend 16 per cent more in France compared with August. Picture: Laszlo Geczo

Spending by AIB customers in France soared by 51 per cent year-on-year in September as rugby goers took to the continent for the Rugby World ...