Ireland is home to over 7,000 pubs, according to a new study.

A report by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI), which was authored by DCU Economist Anthony Foley, states that Ireland has 7,193 pubs, as well as 3,161 off-licenses, 2,406 restaurants, and 983 hotels.

The report aims to examine “the economic, social and cultural contribution of the drinks and hospitality sector across Ireland,” and how that sector plays a vital role in rural communities and contributes to local economies throughout Ireland.

The findings show that the drinks and hospitality sector pays €2.9 billion in wages and helps deliver €6.4 billion in tourism spend each year.

The study seeks to highlight how Ireland’s high alcohol excise tax, which is the second highest in the EU, behind Finland, risks jobs and discourages tourists from visiting the country, particularly from Great Britain.

The report also breaks down the number of pubs, hotels and restaurants in each constituency in the country (see below). The full report can be found 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

H/T Joe.ie