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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 »
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 »
