Drink sales in pubs on the rise again

DRINK sales in Irish pubs are on the increase after months of falling revenues following the introduction of the smoking ban.

Pubs are bucking the national trend with sales volumes in all sectors down by 1.8%, the latest Retail Sales Index published by the Central Statistics Office reveals.

Sales volumes in Irish bars jumped by 0.6% in October over September but are still down 5.7% over the last 12 months.