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Sad Demise of the Rural Pub (2009)

In 2009, the Irish Examiner published these remarks by Turtle on the latest figures from the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI ). The story was picked up by RTE1’s Morning Ireland and prompted a radio interview, hosted by Tom McGurk on 4FM, in which Turtle appeared alongside Padraig Cribben, chief executive of the VFI.