Sir, – Kerry bucks the trend with an 8 per cent increase in spending in pubs and off-licences during July, according to AIB’s Spend Trend report for the month (“Concerts and cinemas limit slippage in card spending”, Business, August 17th). The bank puts the likely reason down to Kerry’s run to the All-Ireland football final. Can we expect that trend to continue in August as we drown our sorrows in the Kingdom? – Is mise,
TOM McELLIGOTT,
Listowel,
Co Kerry.