New report reveals the number of pubs in every constituency in Ireland

In case you ever get a notion to go on a really, really long pub crawl.

Ireland may be a small country but it is home to an awful lot of pubs. It’s home to 7,193 of them, in fact, as well as 3,161 off-licences, 2,406 restaurants and 983 hotels, according to a new report by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI), which was authored by DCU Economist Anthony Foley. The report seeks to highlight how the drinks sector contributes to local economies throughout Ireland, in towns, in cities and the country as a whole and how Ireland’s high alcohol excise tax risks derailing growth and discouraging tourists from visiting, particularly those from the United Kingdom. Ireland’s overall alcohol excise tax, for example, is the second highest in the EU, behind only Finland. By drink category, Ireland has the highest wine excise, the second highest beer excise and the third highest spirits excise. Figures from the report show that the drinks and hospitality sector pays €2.9 billion in wages and helps deliver €6.4 billion in tourism spend each year and also breaks down the figures on a constituency basis for the 26 counties in the Republic of Ireland. In Tipperary, for example, the sector supports 4,000 jobs and pays out €87 million in wages, while in Dublin West, the industry employs 6,290 people and drives €140.8 million in wages. The report also breaks down the number of pubs, hotels and restaurants in each constituency in the country, which you can see below. Surprised by the number of pubs in your area? You can read the report in full here.

Ireland

Pubs: 7,193 Hotels: 983 Restaurants: 2,406 Carlow-Kilkenny Pubs: 288 Hotels: 19 Restaurants: 63 Cavan-Monaghan Pubs: 296 Hotels: 17 Restaurants: 33 Clare Pubs: 291 Hotels: 18 Restaurants: 60 Cork East Pubs: 210 Hotels: 14 Restaurants: 62 Cork North-Central Pubs: 215 Hotels: 14 Restaurants: 64 Cork North-West Pubs: 160 Hotels: 11 Restaurants: 48 Cork South-Central Pubs: 217 Hotels: 14 Restaurants: 65 Cork South-West Pubs: 153 Hotels: 10 Restaurants: 45 Donegal Pubs: 365 Hotels: 40 Restaurants: 77 Dublin Bay North Pubs: 89 Hotels: 16 Restaurants: 97 Dublin Bay South Pubs: 70 Hotels: 12 Restaurants: 77 Dublin Central Pubs: 54 Hotels: 9 Restaurants: 58 Dublin Fingal Pubs: 86 Hotels: 15 Restaurants: 93 Dublin Mid-West Pubs: 66 Hotels: 12 Restaurants: 72 Dublin North-West Pubs: 55 Hotels: 10 Restaurants: 60 Dublin Rathdown Pubs: 53 Hotels: 9 Restaurants: 58 Dublin South-Central Pubs: 70 Hotels: 12 Restaurants: 76 Dublin South-West Pubs: 88 Hotels: 15 Restaurants: 95 Dublin West Pubs: 69 Hotels: 12 Restaurants: 74 Dún Laoghaire Pubs: 72 Hotels: 13 Restaurants: 78 Galway East Pubs: 177 Hotels: 24 Restaurants: 53 Galway West Pubs: 298 Hotels: 41 Restaurants: 89 Kerry Pubs: 435 Hotels: 50 Restaurants: 138 Kildare North Pubs: 104 Hotels: 12 Restaurants: 48 Kildare South Pubs: 79 Hotels: 10 Restaurants: 37 Laois Pubs: 123 Hotels: 9 Restaurants: 20 Limerick City Pubs: 206 Hotels: 13 Restaurants: 47 Limerick County Pubs: 154 Hotels: 10 Restaurants: 35 Longford-Westmeath Pubs: 259 Hotels: 11 Restaurants: 54 Louth Pubs: 182 Hotels: 10 Restaurants: 53 Mayo Pubs: 373 Hotels: 40 Restaurants: 76 Meath East Pubs: 98 Hotels: 6 Restaurants: 32 Meath West Pubs: 97 Hotels: 6 Restaurants: 32 Offaly Pubs: 126 Hotels: 5 Restaurants: 20 Roscommon-Galway Pubs: 203 Hotels: 4 Restaurants: 20 Sligo-Leitrim Pubs: 254 Hotels: 16 Restaurants: 36 Tipperary Pubs: 422 Hotels: 17 Restaurants: 49 Waterford Pubs: 220 Hotels: 15 Restaurants: 67 Wexford Pubs: 265 Hotels: 22 Restaurants: 73 Wicklow Pubs: 151 Hotels: 18 Restaurants: 72