Paddy Power to shut 21 'underperforming' bookies 

Flutter previously closed 15 betting shops across Ireland during the pandemic and footfall was slow to return to pre-covid levels.

Gambling giant Flutter announced it will permanently shutter 21 Paddy Power bookies in the Republic, affecting 78 jobs.

The majority of these workers will be offered jobs “in close proximity to their existing employment” in one of the company’s remaining 230 bookmakers but the betting firm said it anticipates a small number of job losses.