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Pubs

Commercial Property

Private equity investors turn away from buying Dublin pubs

Buyers may instead look at regional pubs after acquiring many prime Dublin sites in 2021
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • January 27, 2023
Hospitality

Rural pubs cannot absorb Diageo price hike as ‘margins are too tight’

Margins already squeezed to the max, says Galway publican, with ‘one or two’ pubs closing every week around the country
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • January 16, 2023
Planning

Market Bar landlord objects to tenant’s proposed expansion

Mercroft Taverns, which operates the Dublin bar, is seeking permission to open a ‘tasting room’ in a new space backing onto the current premises
  • Killian Woods
  • December 10, 2022
Legal

Relief is ‘magic’ for publican who took FBD to High Court

Noel Anderson, the co-owner of Lemon & Duke was one of four pub groups whose landmark cases against the insurer were finally settled on the issue of claims last Friday
  • Catherine Sanzand
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • November 5, 2022
Nightlife

Varadkar says later pub opening hours won’t lead to increased drinking

Pubs will now be able to stay open until 12.30am every night of the week
  • Michael Brennan
  • October 25, 2022
Hospitality

Allowing nightclubs to open until 6am will ‘move Ireland out of the 90s’

Clubs are set to be allowed to open until 6am, while opening times for pubs will be extended to 2.30am
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • October 25, 2022
Fine Arts

Plenty of pub paraphernalia on offer from Victor Mee

The auction house is about to hold a two-day sale of pub memorabilia featuring a feast of diverse artefacts
  • Philip Carton
  • July 15, 2022
Commercial property

Ballybrack’s Village Yard pub on the market for €900,000

The Village Yard on Church Road has two bars, a coffee shop area and upstairs space, plus a mews building with development potential
  • Tina-Marie O'Neill
  • June 25, 2022

Drinks industry wants tax write-off on unpaid bills amid fears of more pub closures

Drinks Ireland has been lobbying ministers and senior civil servants for a tax write-off on excise duty if pubs do not pay them for alcohol supplied
  • Michael Brennan
  • November 21, 2021

U2’s old docklands haunt set to reopen

Dublin pub operator David L’Estrange is bringing the famous bar back to life, with the help of his daughter, interior designer Jill L’Estrange
  • Róisín Burke
  • September 19, 2021

‘We’re absolutely delighted to be back, but what we need now is to stay open for good’

Around the country, pubs and restaurants who have brought back indoor dining are reporting that the much-touted vaccine pass system is proving quick and easy to use
  • Lorcan Allenand
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • August 1, 2021

Editorial: Hospitality sector will continue to need support after reopening

The regulations facing pubs add another level of stress for owners, but without them the sector could be facing a second lost summer
  • Business Post
  • July 25, 2021

EU privacy regulator concerned vaccine passes could cause discrimination

Using digital green certificates to allow vaccinated people to enter pubs and restaurants ‘may lead to unintended consequences’ and be a ‘risk to the fundamental rights of EU citizens,’ according to the EDPB
  • Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
  • July 5, 2021

Dungarvan pub on market for €500,000

Lord Maguires Bar and Restaurant in Ballinroad will appeal to investors in the hospitality business
  • Tina-Marie O'Neill
  • June 27, 2021

Publicans to meet Fine Gael ahead of decision on summer reopening

Vintners representatives have stepped up their lobbying and are calling for parties to support the return of outdoor hospitality in May
  • Donal MacNamee
  • April 28, 2021

FBD seeks to deduct value of pandemic state supports from payouts

Amounts paid to struggling businesses could be significantly reduced as financial services ombudsman finds against insurer in Limerick publican case
  • Peter O'Dwyerand
  • Lorcan Allen
  • April 11, 2021

A Tail of two pubs as Stag’s Head owner leans into food business

New bar and seafood restaurant being created to even up the odds in a post-pandemic pubs market which is likely to be food-led
  • Killian Woods
  • March 14, 2021

McEntee moots extending pubs and nightclubs’ hours after pandemic

The Minister for Justice is examining staggered closing times to put an end to all licenced premises having to shut doors at same time
  • Michael Brennan
  • February 21, 2021

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