Why opening pubs on the Emerald Isle is so difficult
The rules date from when Ireland had too many pubs
FOR A COUNTRY whose chief cultural export is its pubs—there are some 7,000 Irish pubs worldwide, and 8,403 on the island itself—Ireland makes it surprisingly difficult to open a drinking establishment. In both Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom, but with many of its own laws) and the Republic, the process is slow, pricey and fraught with uncertainty.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Opening time”
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