Village pub that gave up the booze to survive

It’s the traditional Irish village pub that’s given up drink for business.

Conroy’s Old Bar in Aglish, near Borrisokane, in Co Tipperary, has everything the quiet rural pub needs — a wonderful, highly polished mahogany bar, large Liscannor flagstones on the floor, an open fire, comfy high stools, a dart-board, pumps, and optics.

However, it hasn’t sold a drop of alcohol since its owners transformed it into what they say is Ireland’s first self-catering pub.