In my own area there has been a noticeable increase over the past three or four years in eateries and drinkeries which allow dogs on to their premises.

I haven’t been to Ireland (remiss of me, I know, but hey-ho) so I can’t comment on practices there, but here in England I think that, over recent years, many pub-landlords/managers and café proprietors have realised that, by not allowing dogs into their establishments, they have been wilfully turning away a significant revenue-stream. And I’m sure that Covid lockdowns resulted in many more people owning pets, especially dogs, so that revenue-stream has increased significantly.