News
Newly elected Chairperson of the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland to prioritise employment protection and industry promotion
Posted on 04 July 2018
*Irish Distillers’ Rosemary Garth to head DIGI, assuming
role from HEINEKEN Ireland’s Maggie Timoney as chair of
the group* *DIGI, the representative group for Ireland’s
drinks and hospitality industry, last week launched its
Support Your Local campaign which seeks...Read More »
Rural Ireland’s drinks businesses grow while more than 90 percent of breweries are located outside Dublin - report
Posted on 25 June 2018
New report by DCU economist, Tony Foley, shows how high
levels of innovation and entrepreneurship in all sectors of
the Irish drinks industry are supporting and creating jobs
– generating balanced regional development
Microbrewery turnover increased from...Read More »
Patricia Callan of the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) and Director of ABFI comments on Eurostat figures with regard to alcohol prices in the EU
Posted on 20 June 2018
“We note Eurostat figures published today which show that
Ireland is the most expensive country in the EU for alcohol.
Eurostat also states that the large price variation is due
mainly to differences in taxation of alcohol products...Read More »
Ireland’s drinks industry sees growing demand for wine and spirits while beer remains most popular drink - report
Posted on 18 May 2018
*Spirits made up nearly 20 percent of the alcohol product
market in 2017, a 3.6 percent increase on previous year,
according to new Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI)
report* *Wine made up 28 percent of the market,...Read More »
Ireland’s drinks industry recommends five-point Brexit plan to Government, including establishment of ‘regional Brexit hubs’
Posted on 25 September 2017
*6.2 percent decline in British tourism in 2017 and rise in
cross-border shopping could cost economy €130 million
before the end of the year;* *New Drinks Industry Group of
Ireland (DIGI) report says that continued sterling slump,
combined with...Read More »
Nearly half of Irish pubs and restaurants report a decline in tourists over the past 12 months, survey finds
Posted on 22 September 2017
*New survey, conducted among 660 pubs and restaurants in
Ireland on behalf of the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland
(DIGI), found that 75% are worried about Brexit and fear it
will impact consumer spending* *71% of business owners...Read More »
