Positive turnaround in pub trade good for visitors and locals

The Irish pub has a central role to play in the recovering tourism industry and in the wider economy, argues VFI president Noreen O’Sullivan.

THIS time last year, there were signs our industry was starting to turn a corner.

Thankfully this has been the case and during the past year there has been a gradual improvement. What initially seemed a terminal decline of the pub has come to an end.