The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland
News & Press
2025
21 Sept 2025
Irish consumers pay 11 times more excise duty on beer than Germans
14 Jul 2025
New report finds over 2,100 pubs have closed since 2005
09 Jun 2025
Alcohol consumption in Ireland continues long-term downward trend with 4.5% drop last year
2024
25 Sept 2024
Excise tax cut on drinks would reduce tax for thousands of rural businesses overnight
19 Aug 2024
Alcohol consumption down by almost one-third in the past two decades
29 Jul 2024
Irish Government levy second highest excise tax on drinks and hospitality industry
2023
29 Sept 2023
Ireland Revealed as Having Second Highest Alcohol Excise Duty Across EU and UK
14 Sept 2023
Survey shows rural publicans feeling the pressure amid rising cost of doing business
23 Aug 2023
Almost 2,000 pub closures across Ireland since 2005, new analysis shows
2022
22 Sept 2022