JD Wetherspoon ‘100% committed’ to Irish expansion

British pub operator JD Wetherspoon said its Irish bars are continuing to trade well and it remains “100%” committed to continually expanding its presence here.

Speaking on the back of an upbeat second quarter trading update, company spokesperson Eddie Gershon yesterday said the group’s five Irish pubs — four of which are in the Greater Dublin area while the other is in Cork city — are doing “very well” and are proving very popular with customers. “We’re very happy with that,” he added.

Mr Gershon added that Wetherspoon’s four new already identified sites — in Dublin, Cork, Carlow and Waterford — are in varying stages of development, with some awaiting planning permission and others having received approval.