{"id":424177,"date":"2026-04-29T22:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/424177\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T22:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:59:12","slug":"galway-pub-closes-doors-as-owners-make-difficult-decision-over-rising-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/424177\/","title":{"rendered":"Galway pub closes doors as owners make \u2018difficult decision\u2019 over rising costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Jordan\u2019s of Clarinbridge is shutting down after three and a half years in the village as they admitted it \u201cwas not an easy choice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Owners Norma and Megan announced the closure of the business on Tuesday, April 29 as they paid tribute to their pub, which had become \u201ca place of connection, community and heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The pub has become a beloved fixture in Clarinbridge over the years. In 2023, the business was the Irish Pub Awards\u2019 Regional Winner for Connacht in the \u2018Best Local Pub\u2019 category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The decision to close was not an easy one as owners cited the rising costs that are having a \u201cprofound impact\u201d on small businesses such as theirs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">In a post on social media this week, they said: \u201cIt is with great heartbreak and sadness that we share the news that we have made the difficult decision to close our doors at Jordan\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cAfter an incredible three and a half years, both of us, Norma and Megan, have decided to step away from Jordan\u2019s. This has not been an easy choice. The continuously rising costs are having a profound impact on small businesses across our beautiful island of \u00c9ire every single day, and unfortunately, it has reached a point where it is no longer possible for us to continue with our dream.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cTo each and every person who walked through our doors, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Your support, laughter, and presence made Jordan\u2019s what it was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cTo the friends we\u2019ve made along the way, we are so grateful you came into our lives, you\u2019ve made this journey truly special. And to the friends we\u2019ve lost along the way, not a day goes by that we don\u2019t miss you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWe hold close the memories of the laughter, the chats, and the countless special moments shared within these walls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cJordan\u2019s was never just a pub. It was a place of connection, community, and heart. It was our home. We will carry those memories with us always.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWith all our love and gratitude, Norma and Megan.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jordan\u2019s of Clarinbridge is shutting down after three and a half years in the village as they admitted&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,180589,61,60,13131],"class_list":["post-424177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-galway-news","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-jessica-mercer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}