A well known Leitrim publican believes rural pubs need to diversify their offerings in order to ensure the business survives.
Dessie Foley from Gerties Bar and Restaurant in Keshkerrigan told the Joe Finnegan Show that pubs must look at securing alternative streams of income.
Over 250 pubs have closed their doors permanently since 2005 in the Shannonside Northern Sound region.
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Figures from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland show Roscommon is the county with the 2nd highest number of closures in the country.
Speaking on the show this morning, Dessie says we need only to look to the past when pubs held shops, libraries and other services:
