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31/12/2022 GMT

Irish pubs - a global numbers game

BBC World Service - More or Less, Irish pubs - a global numbers game

Are there more Irish pubs in Ireland than in all other countries combined?

Where can the most Irish pubs be found - in Ireland? Or in all other countries combined?

It's possible that the question we focus on in this week's programme occurred to you as you were sipping on an Irish Coffee in Bubbles O'Leary's in Kampala, Uganda: Where can the most Irish pubs be found - in Ireland? Or in all other countries combined?

The popularity and sheer ubiquity of Irish pubs is a thing to behold. In 2015, the Irish Pubs Global Federation said there was approximately 6500 Irish pubs doing business outside the Emerald Isle - and our own research tells us there's at least one Irish bar in more than 160 of the world's 195 countries. But what is the secret, the recipe for global success? And can the More or Less team track down a definite number, thus answering the question some of you will have pondered whilst settling into a firelit Irish bar on a scorching hot day in rural Hawaii. 

Presenter: Paul Connolly
Editor: Simon Watts
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown

Photo: The Temple Bar in Dublin (AFP)

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