Athlone's Beans and Leaves Cafe won most Dog Friendly Venue at the Ruby Heart Awards.
An award-winning Westmeath café says the cost of doing business is the equivalent of death by a thousand cuts.
Beans and Leaves Café in Athlone was named this year's most Dog Friendly Venue at the Ruby Heart Awards earlier this month.
However, owner and Head Chef Steven Linehan says the business is battling against increasing energy bills, wage pressure, and supply chain cost inflation.
He says an incoming reduction in VAT to 9 per cent at the start of July is coming at a crucial time:
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