Price is forcing drinkers to abandon the bar

ON THE ‘bleak’ image that VFI chief executive Tadgh O’Sullivan recently presented with regard to the financial situation of publicans, would it be fair to assume they are collectively crying into their overpriced pints?

Price is forcing drinkers to abandon the bar
Wed, 04 May, 2005 - 01:00

Mr O'Sullivan provided us with income information regarding 26% of the nation's publicans who seem to be on the breadline with under €60,000 a year!

What about the other 74%? The drinks industry, the Government and the publicans are driving the punter from the bar not the smoking ban.

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