Three of the best-performing pubs in the Charlie Chawke pub group last year toasted combined profits of over €420,000.

One of the country’s best-known publicans, Charlie Chawke, said yesterday that Leinster’s winning run in the Heineken Cup last year helped his pub group achieve pre-tax profits of over €2m in 2012.

One of the country’s best-known publicans, Charlie Chawke, yesterday blamed the Irish soccer team’s “pathetic” performance against Croatia for the Euros being a flop for his pub business.