At the annual meeting in Westport of the Vintners Federation of Ireland, the country's six thousand provincial publicans have accused Bord Fáilte of underselling the Irish pub, explaining how to cut the price of the pint by forty pence.

Report shows pub with 'Music Tonight' sign in window, man singing with guitar and people drinking.

Interview with John Lovett, President of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland on the importance of pubs to tourism.

Interview with publicans Michael Howard from Ennis and Billy Lawless from Galway on the effect of emigration on pub business.

The reporter is Jim Fahy.

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