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THE Clare pub trade is on the up, according to Matthew Griffin, chairman of the Clare Branch of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI). The Ennistymon man made the comment ahead of the annual general meeting of the VFI in Killarney next week. “This time last year I was of the mind that the pub trade was starting to turn a corner. Thankfully, this has been the case and we have seen a gradual improvement. Granted, this isn’t the case everywhere and undoubtedly some pubs are still struggling but I believe we can say that what seemed a terminal decline of the pub is coming to an end and we can look forward to this gradual improvement continuing. Pubs in busy cities, towns and tourist areas will always recover first but the recovery will take longer to filter through to smaller towns and villages,” he said. According to Mr Griffin, external economic factors are helping matters for publicans. “Firstly, …
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