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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 »
Ireland’s beer excise is 1,000% higher than Germany’s, second highest in the EU—new industry report
Posted on 12 May 2017
*New report by DCU Economist Tony Foley compares Ireland’s
alcohol excise duty with other EU member states;* *Ireland
has the second highest overall alcohol excise duty in the
EU;* *Ireland also has the highest wine excise in the...Read More »
Brexit risks causing repeat ‘recession effect’ on rural Ireland and the hospitality sector
Posted on 01 May 2017
*Ireland’s hospitality sector employs 10 percent of the
workforce, but an urban-centric recovery and the threat of
Brexit risks jeopardising our economy and rural
communities;* *Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) is
putting forward nine proposals to rejuvenate and...Read More »
