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Pint of Guiness
St Patricks Day is here and with an estimated 3 million pints of Guinness expected to be drunk over the celebratory weekend, the love for the iconic stout is clear.
To determine the biggest Guinness hotspots in Ireland ahead of St Patrick's Day, new data from catering suppliers Alliance Online Ireland has revealed the top 10 Irish counties for the beverage with Leitrim coming in at a respectable fourth place.
Leitrim also recorded the highest number of searches relative to its population, with 10,859 Guinness-related queries per 100,000 people.
Using a weighted scoring system that accounts for both affordability and search popularity, the study ranks each county's enthusiasm for Guinness. The total number of searches and the average price of a stout were scaled relative to the county’s population to create a comprehensive ranking.
Westmeath came in first, followed by Longford, then Roscommon with Leitrim in fourth. Dublin was fifth, Monaghan was sixth and neighbours Sligo came in sixth.
The report revealed that Leitrim residents are searching for Guinness topics 10,858.72 per 100,000 people. The average pint of a stout here costs €5.54, the second most expensive in the ranking, contributing to the county's final score!
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In Westmeath, locals searched for Guinness around 6,260 times per 100,000 people and had the most affordable average pint of stout, priced at €5.00.
Meanwhile, Dublin ranked seventh overall. While it recorded by far the highest search volume — over half a million Guinness-related searches per month — the city’s high population and the steep average pint of stout costing €7.25, driven by city-centre prices, brought down its overall score to 50.00/100. Outside Dublin County, Kerry has the priciest pints at €5.58.
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