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Tue 10 Oct 2008Too early to call last orders
The drinks industry is arguing strongly that legal and economic pressures are a threat to the very survival of the Irish pub. But a closer look at these claims shows that the glass may be half-full rather than half-empty, writes Catherine Cleary
A PUBLICAN SCANS his empty pub. "Have ye no homes to go to?" he asks the air. "Suppose they do now," he mutters, putting the last stool on the bar. He drapes the towel over the taps and locks the door behind him for the final time.
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