How was it for you? Publicans review 2008

PUBLICANS say it has been a difficult year. But is it really that grim for publicans?

The Palace Bar in Temple Bar seems to have bucked the trend and John Walsh felt 2008 was “a good year”.

“But that’s probably more to do with our location than anything else. We get a lot of tourists, and although the weather in the summer was bad, trade was good.