Social revolution - Dangers of the rural pub’s demise

For many elderly people living in isolated rural areas, the pub at night was their main social outlet.

Irish pubs became world famous, but they have been undergoing dramatic changes in recent years as a result of the smoking ban, the drink driving laws, and the cost of drink.

Pubs might have overcome any one of those difficulties, but the three together have been having a devastating impact throughout the country, especially on rural pubs.