British pub chain buys two more sites here

British pub operator JD Wetherspoon has acquired two more sites in Dublin and claims to have a strong pipeline of prospective sites identified for its Irish expansion plans.

The company, which owns 930 pubs in Britain, opened its first bar in the Republic in July, in Blackrock Co Dublin, and has said that the early performance of that outlet — the Three Tun Tavern — has been good.

Yesterday, Wetherspoon announced that it has purchased two more Dublin outlets, without saying how much it has spent on either.