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PUBLICANS DO WELL AT WORLD CUP

WHEN was the last time you witnessed a stream of punters queuing for ages in the daylight hours and waiting ages for a pint?

Well, that's the situation that faced thirsty punters during the recent World Cup in the likes of Sinnotts bar in Dublin.

This deep cavernous emporium became a home from home for football supporters from across the globe.

The Dutch community in Dublin lapped up the pints there during their stay in the competition.

But many of them, and indeed lots of Irish, found it hard to get into the place, such was the demand to get in and join the fun.

And the underground bar is not even small - it is, in fact, one of the larger pubs in Dublin city centre.

One of our friends waited 35 minutes in the queue before being let in for the recent Holland/Uruguay game.

Luckily, there were large screens outside showing the game. Several other city bars, such as the Woolshed and the Living Room and many pubs in Temple Bar were also besieged with thirsty fans.

Perhaps it was the World Cup which was the saviour of Irish pubs this summer.

For the World Cup final our Commandos tried several pubs in Swords, Co. Dublin, including The Old Schoolhouse, The Hawthorn and The Pound, but as they were packed out to the door with no seats available, we went elsewhere.

An old reliable in the form of The Star bar on the main street, which has featured favourably in Pub Spy before, looked inviting with a welcome two spare seats on offer.

It was then off to the Estuary bar on North street, where football fans were delighting in the Spanish football maestros' victory.

So it's many a publican who has the World Cup to thank for upping their coffers in this era of recession and, of course, the punters got to share the craic with fans from across the world supporting their various teams.

Pity it's only once every four years!

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