October register update and 2021-2 Year-on-Year licence comparison

Revenue very helpfully provided a 30th September register this year, which lets me do the year on year comparison now, albeit knowing my luck there will be more new files in a later October release.

As it a register of renewed licences, the file gets very small in November as many premises do not get their licence renewed at the first sitting (they are still legally trading in this case), or are closed and wait til later in the year, etc.

There were 953 renewed licence in the final file for 2021/2, and 969 for 2022/3 - new premises and reopenings after COVID closures accounting for this relatively big hike. Including removals, there were 996 total licences in this time period - but some will be duplicates for one premises due to renumbering, or holding a theatre and a bar licence.

Month on month changes:

Renumbered:

1019279 Maldron Merrion Road, formerly S1088 Tara Towers Hotel - rebuilt on same site.

Year on year removals:

Removals (excluding those that I know to be trading and may be an administrative error)

1003456 The Shipwright, Ringsend - closed with a rent dispute and has not yet reopened
1015162 Hogs & Heifers, Airsde - this has moved in to the former TGI Fridays next door, which has re-appeared on the register. (been here but no writeup)
N0072 The Chancery, Inns Quay - up for sale in 2020, not reopened
N0589 The Cabra House - closed for redevelopment
N1107 Coffeys, Inchicore - closed for years, relicenced briefly, possibly to allow licence to be sold
N1352 The Foxhound, Kilbarrack - closed currently
N1993 Hollystown Golf Club - closed down
N2760 Koh, Jervis Street - I think this is closed? Google and Tripadvisor both agree.
S0041 Neds of Townsend Street - closed some time ago, replacement hotel has opened. Was likely on the register to allow licence to be converted
S0214 Ryans Arbour House, Windy Arbour - I believe this is closed
S0215 Corner House, Windy Arbour - long closed
S4201 The Beacon Hotel, Sandyford - closed

These removals bring my live register-based total back from being within touching distance of pub 650 - but I'll get there! It isn't as destructive as last years changes, at least.