The Clare VFI chair claims pubs in this county have been reduced to venues for drug-taking.
Recent analysis from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland shows 96 pubs in Clare have closed their doors since 2005 with 14 of these ceasing operations in the last year.
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Nationwide, the numbers of pubs has dropped by more than a fifth since 2005 with an average of 152 closing each year.
Clare Vintners’ Federation of Ireland chair Charlie O’Meara says having a controlled area for alcohol consumption is preferable to the current pervasiveness of drug use among young people.
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