Rural Pubs in Ireland Becoming ‘So Yesterday’
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 04.25.08 | 1:43 PM ET
The Irish pub may be ubiquitous around the world, but it’s struggling in parts of its homeland. Mary Jordan writes in the Washington Post, “Wealth has given the Irish more options and less time—a bad combination for the local pub. More people are spending sunny weekends in Spain rather than evenings of ‘craic,’ as good times and conversation are known, down at the pub.” The video that accompanies Jordan’s story is below.
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* The Authentic Irish Pub vs. the ‘Irish Pub Concept’
Photo of a pint of Guinness by Arkangel, via Flickr (Creative Commons).