Ireland covid news

2022 - 6 - 12

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Will Covid-19 finally finish off the small rural Irish pub? (The Irish Times)

Covid -19 has had a devastating impact on the rural pub. In March 2021 we visited 4 family owned bars around Boyle, Co Roscommon that are struggling to ...

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Irish people can't leave quick enough as airline spending soars - but ... (Irish Mirror)

Spending in hospitality at home has dropped - which is bad news for tourism industry here. Consumer spending on airline travel during the month of May rose 24% ...

Digital Wallet payments were up 7% as consumers spent over €11 million a day using the technology, or one in every eight euro spent during the month. Overall, spending was up 4% in May compared to the previous month as consumers spent almost €84 million a day throughout the month of May. With over €15 million more spent on airline travel in May than the month before, airline travel spending has seen a 268% increase when compared to May 2021 and a 1,102% increase when compared to the height of Covid-19 restrictions in May 2020.

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The Irish splashed the cash to the tune of €84m daily in May (Independent.ie)

People in Ireland spent €15m more on airline travel in May when compared with figures from the previous month. Consumer spending on flying abroad was up ...

Spend in these sectors is still multiple times higher than it was during this time in 2021,” he said. Data taken from over one million card transactions by AIB customers during last month also reveal the huge trend towards digital payments. Consumer spending on flying abroad was up 24pc after the lifting of international travel restrictions, which is up 268pc when compared with May 2021.

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