Galway Bay fm newsroom - Galway has seen a 16 percent decrease in the number of pubs since 2005.
In 2017 there were 477 licenced premises in the city and county compared to over 570 in 2005.
Cork saw the largest decline in the country - with 915 pubs in 2017 compared to over 2,200 in 2005.
Publicans are calling on the Government to reduce the tax on the price of a pint.
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They argue high excise duty is one of the reasons why nearly 15 hundred pubs have closed nationwide since 2005.
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