There are almost 1,500 fewer pubs in Ireland than there were in 2005, according to an organisation representing the drinks industry.
There were 7,140 pubs in Ireland last year, a decline from 8,617 in 2005, the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland has said.
Its figures are based on analysis of the liquor licence figures published by Revenue, which tracks the number of premises with seven-day publican's licences.
Rural counties saw the most significant drop in numbers. The largest decline was in Cork, which now has 915 pubs, 25% fewer than in 2005.
Wexford, Dublin and Meath saw the smallest decline in licences. Wexford pub numbers dropped one to 157 over the same period, while numbers in Meath fell three to 207.
In the capital there were 773 pubs registered in 2017, down from 786 in 2005.
However the survey adds that this represents a 4.7% increase in the capital from 2012, which represented the lowest year for the number of pubs in Dublin.
DIGI says that while pub licences are falling, there has been an 11.8% increase in the number of off-licences over the same period.
Figures provided show there were 3,331 premises which were registered as an off-licence, or containing an off-licence, in 2017. This compares to 2,966 in 2005.
Licences for wine-only bars and restaurants were also up 3.1% since 2005.
Overall, there were 866 fewer liquor licences registered in Ireland in 2017 than in 2005 - a decrease of 5.6%.
DIGI is a representative group for the wider drinks and hospitality industry in Ireland, including manufacturers, distributors and retailers in the pub, hotel, restaurant and off-licence trade.
The group has called on the Government to reduce rates of excise tax on alcohol to encourage growth in the hospitality sector.
2005 is used as the reference year for the survey as that was the earliest data made available by the Vintners Federation of Ireland.
