Portarlington pub with €150k reserve heads Laois auction

Midlands auctioneer Matt Dunne and Associates in Portarlington is holding its next public auction on Tuesday and has a number of interesting lots up for sale including the Pint O’Port, a commercial premises on Portarlington’s Main Street

The Pint O’Port pub on Portarlington’s main street

Fancy a lifestyle change? Midlands auctioneer Matt Dunne and Associates in Portarlington is holding its next public auction at 3pm on Tuesday, May 14 at the Heritage Hotel in Killenard, Co Laois and has a number of interesting lots up for sale including the Pint O’Port, a commercial premises on Portarlington’s Main Street, with a reserve of €150,000.

Dunne is mystified about the current lack of interest in the licensed trade. “Why would ...