Comments on: Bleak outlook for Northern Ireland pubs http://knutalbert.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/bleak-outlook-for-northern-ireland-pubs/ A blog about brews, pubs and travel Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:13:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: The Beer Nut http://knutalbert.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/bleak-outlook-for-northern-ireland-pubs/#comment-1053 The Beer Nut Fri, 02 May 2008 10:18:42 +0000 http://knutalbert.wordpress.com/?p=323#comment-1053 I'll bet you it's all dodgy-as-hell sink-estate boarded-window drinking dens and dead quiet middle-of-nowhere roadside lounge-bars which haven't seen a lick of paint since the showband era. I’ll bet you it’s all dodgy-as-hell sink-estate boarded-window drinking dens and dead quiet middle-of-nowhere roadside lounge-bars which haven’t seen a lick of paint since the showband era.

]]> By: mdagnew http://knutalbert.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/bleak-outlook-for-northern-ireland-pubs/#comment-1050 mdagnew Fri, 02 May 2008 08:06:28 +0000 http://knutalbert.wordpress.com/?p=323#comment-1050 I saw this on the local news the other night... I don't know where these pubs are that are closing... i can't think of a single one that has closed since the smoking ban was introduced... I saw this on the local news the other night…

I don’t know where these pubs are that are closing… i can’t think of a single one that has closed since the smoking ban was introduced…

]]> By: knutalbert http://knutalbert.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/bleak-outlook-for-northern-ireland-pubs/#comment-1048 knutalbert Thu, 01 May 2008 19:41:49 +0000 http://knutalbert.wordpress.com/?p=323#comment-1048 Depends on where they are, I suppose. But it won't make any difference to beer culture worldwide, that's for sure... Depends on where they are, I suppose. But it won’t make any difference to beer culture worldwide, that’s for sure…

]]> By: The Beer Nut http://knutalbert.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/bleak-outlook-for-northern-ireland-pubs/#comment-1047 The Beer Nut Thu, 01 May 2008 18:13:32 +0000 http://knutalbert.wordpress.com/?p=323#comment-1047 I'm reminded of Stonch's usual point about UK pub closure statistics: it's overwhelmingly the bad ones that go to the wall. Northern Ireland can well afford to lose 7% of its pubs. I’m reminded of Stonch’s usual point about UK pub closure statistics: it’s overwhelmingly the bad ones that go to the wall. Northern Ireland can well afford to lose 7% of its pubs.

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