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Drop in UK tourism post-Brexit could see Irish economy lose out on almost €70 million this year
Posted on 07 September 2017
*New report authored by DCU economist Anthony Foley shows
the pub and pub culture are vital to Ireland’s tourism
product—but fewer visitors from the UK will hamper
growth;* *80 percent of all visitors to Ireland said the
Irish pub...Read More »
Government target of 50,000 new tourism jobs threatened by dramatic collapse in sterling – Drinks Industry Group of Ireland
Posted on 28 August 2017
*Tourism numbers from Britain down 6.5% in 2017 when
compared to last year* *Morgan Stanley warns that
sterling/euro will reach parity by end of this year*
*Spectre of cross-border shopping now re-emerging* *Drinks
Industry Group of Ireland calls for...Read More »
Pub closures continue as revenue figures show 71 rural pubs closed in 2018 - 1,535 less pubs in rural Ireland than in 2005
Posted on 21 August 2017
Drinks Industry Group of Ireland analysis shows nearly 20%
of (1,535) rural pubs closed between 2005 and 2018, compared
to just 1% in Dublin Revenue figures show the rural pub
population declined by almost a quarter in Tipperary
(-22.5%),...Read More »
Drinks industry: Government must protect Ireland’s hospitality sector with a ‘Brexit Budget’
Posted on 28 June 2017
*Ireland’s hospitality sector supports almost 210,000
jobs, yet decrease in British trade and tourism puts it at
risk, particularly in rural parts of country;* *We require a
Brexit Budget to innovate and stimulate consumer spending
and economic growth;* *DIGI...Read More »
More than 7,000 pubs, 2,000 restaurants, 3,000 off-licences and almost 1,000 hotels support 210,000 jobs in the Irish drinks and hospitality sector—new report
Posted on 25 May 2017
*The drinks and hospitality sector pays €2.9 billion in
wages and helps deliver €6.4 billion in tourism spend each
year;* *Authored by DCU Economist Anthony Foley, the Drinks
Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) new report shows the sector
contributes...Read More »
No place like home: more than half of us visit Irish pubs when travelling abroad - survey
Posted on 24 May 2017
*27% of Irish people work or have worked in Ireland’s
hospitality sector* *Almost one third of Irish people have
met their significant other at a pub, hotel or nightclub*
*63% of Irish people choose a local pub, restaurant...Read More »
