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New survey shows that more than half of Irish pubs (57%) rely on the UK tourism market heavily, as figures show a decrease in visitors by 4.4% and declining tourism revenues
Posted on 28 June 2019
New survey shows that more than half of Irish pubs (57%)
rely on the UK tourism market heavily, as figures show a
decrease in visitors by 4.4% and declining tourism
revenues.
51% of Irish people bring international...Read More »
Estimate of alcohol consumption per adult in 2018
Posted on 14 March 2019
*Alcohol consumption levels decline by almost 25% in less
than two decades, while beer is most **consumed drink *
Average alcohol consumption almost unchanged in 2018
compared to 2017, according to report by DCU economist
Anthony Foley 2018...Read More »
Ireland ranks second in EU ‘Big 4’ for highest alcohol excise tax – new report
Posted on 05 September 2018
*Ireland has highest wine excise in EU, second highest beer
excise, and third highest spirits excise, ranking alongside
Finland, Sweden and UK, according to report by DCU Economist
Anthony Foley*
*80 cents on every glass of wine,...Read More »
Almost 1,500 less pubs in Ireland last year than 2005 – a 17.1% decrease
Posted on 22 August 2018
*Every county in Ireland has fewer pubs than in 2005*
*Despite having the most pubs in the country, Cork saw a
25% decrease in pubs over the 12-year period from 2005 to
2017 – the largest...Read More »
Ireland’s rural drinks and hospitality businesses highly vulnerable to a hard or ‘no deal’ Brexit – report
Posted on 13 August 2018
*New Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) report shows
extent of rural Ireland’s reliance on drinks and
hospitality businesses for employment* *Hospitality accounts
for 9.5% of all employment in West of Ireland, 8% in the
capital* *Drinks industry, in...Read More »
Irish get burned this summer when choosing a glass of chilled rosé with excise tax 20 times higher here than in Greece
Posted on 13 July 2018
Ireland has the highest excise tax on wine in the EU,
significantly ahead of Finland and the UK, the next most
expensive countries
As temperatures continue at record highs, cooling down
with a glass of rosé might...Read More »
