Pub owners ‘drowning under sea of regulation’

Pub owners are drowning under a sea of regulation and a glut of cheap alcohol being sold in supermarkets.

Landlords are counting on a boom during Euro 2012 this summer to keep their heads above water.

The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) said research carried out among its members found that the introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol was the most important factor for the survival of the pub trade.