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# Publicans

This year
2023
'We don't need it. People are under a lot of pressure': Pubs decry plans to hike price of pints
One publican in Co Galway told The Journal that rising costs is impacting the trade in rural Ireland.
Diageo is raising the price of a pint of Guinness by 12 cent from February
The company said the increase is due to “significant inflation in input costs across our operations”.
Last year
2022
Heineken to hike keg prices by 9% due to 'significant' rise in production costs
The increase is equivalent to a 17 cent rise in the price of a pint, before VAT.
Publicans warn of 'huge threat' due to 'doubling and tripling' of energy bills
Publicans in Ireland are worried as their UK counterparts warn of possible closures.
All time
Taoiseach fails to give clarity to publicans on whether €9 meal rule will be scrapped for Summer 2021
The LVA also wants an end to the distinction between ‘wet’ pubs and venues serving food.
Higher premiums and Central Bank probes: Landmark case by pubs against FBD could have far-reaching implications
It’s too early to say but experts believe the costs could eventually be passed onto consumers.
'Vindicated': Pub owners react after landmark court ruling orders FBD Insurance to pay out over Covid losses
The outcome of the case affects claims made by some 1,000 Irish pubs and restaurants against insurers.
Taoiseach: 'There's nothing I would like better right now than a pint in a rural pub in the west of Ireland'
Rural TDs criticised the Taoiseach for keeping ‘wet’ pubs closed.
Supports in Budget will bring 'some degree of confidence' to publicans, Vintners Federation says
Paschal Donohoe announced the various reliefs for the hospitality sector today.
Publicans in Dublin urge government to 'stick with its decision' on 21 September re-opening date
The Licenced Vintners Association said today that publicans in Dublin and around the country deserve the chance to re-open.
'There's a lot riding on this. There was a pub here before me. I want there to be one here after me too'
Pubs have been closed for six months. They’re hoping the 21st September date isn’t another false dawn.
Publicans blast 'crazy' new rule requiring details of food orders to be kept for 28 days
One Fianna Fáil TD condemned the new rules as ‘authoritarian’.
Total of five Covid outbreaks in pubs reported during pandemic
There is a push to get pubs open next month.
Over 100 days on from shutting their doors, just under half of Ireland's pubs are geared up for re-opening
In Dublin, vintners estimate around 50-60% of pubs will re-open from Monday. For the rest of that country, that number is closer to 40%.
Taoiseach dismisses idea that €1 should be added the price of a pint when pubs reopen
The Taoiseach said he hopes pubs can open again before a vaccine is found.
Pubs not opening until Covid-19 vaccine is found would be 'nightmare scenario', publican reps say
All pubs were ordered to shut last month as restrictions were implemented by the government.
Most Dublin pubs expect to grow in 2019 as gin trend continues, but they're worried about Brexit
Publicans are also concerned about the impact of the recent increase in VAT.
Danny Healy Rae says people who eat big meals and drive are a 'danger on the roads'
RSA boss Moyagh Murdock is before an Oireachtas joint committee today.
Publicans say Good Friday alcohol ban has no place in a modern Ireland
Publicans have made a fresh appeal for the ban on selling alcohol on Good Friday to be lifted.
Publicans say 'archaic' Good Friday alcohol ban should be lifted ahead of 1916 centenary
They say extra tourists will be in Ireland for the centenary, as well as the Ireland vs Switzerland game.
Politicians who own pubs tell us what has gone wrong for rural Ireland
Owning a pub and being in Leinster House – seeing the demise of rural Ireland from the outside and the inside.
Publicans and residents call for five concerts to go ahead - but Labour say they have a solution
The political party has suggested that three concerts should go ahead this year and the final two next year.
Publicans want 'lid levy' to replace losses from alcohol sports sponsorship ban
Vintners say a 15 per cent levy on off-licence sales would raise over €200 million to replace funding lost by banning alcohol companies from sponsoring sports events.
Column: Healy-Rae’s drink-driving vote is insulting to people who’ve lost loved ones
Kerry Counsellor Danny Healy-Rae should have had to look into the eyes a bereaved family member before he tabled his drink driving proposal, writes Christina Donnelly, whose son was killed by a drunk driver in 2009.
Government dismisses Healy-Rae's bid to relax drink-driving limit in rural areas
Responding to the Department of Transport’s dismissal of his idea, Kerry county councillor Danny Healy-Rae told TheJournal.ie: “We’ll see about that.”
Winners and losers of Budget 2012: In pictures
There was plenty at stake in the austere Budget presented by Brendan Howlin and Michael Noonan over the past two days. This slideshow will fill you in…
Budget 2012: Criticism for ‘tokenistic’ 25c hike on pack of 20 cigarettes
Budget 2012 will add an extra 25c to the price of a packet of 20 cigarettes, though alcohol excise is unchanged for now.
Poll: Should Ireland set a minimum price on alcohol?
The government intends to introduce a ‘price floor’ in attempts to curb alcohol abuse. Do you back their plan?
Publicans make demands to Government after protest
The pub industry says it is haemorrhaging jobs and has called for urgent action after it suffered its worst October in over 20 years.
The Daily Fix: Saturday
In today’s fix: Police say there are unexploded bombs in Oslo as the search for bodies continues on Utoya… and RIP Amy Winehouse.