Trade bodies UKHospitality, the British Beer & Pub Association and the British...
On-trade
February Dining & Restaurant card spend down 47%
The daily credit and debit card data from the Central Bank indicates, however, that...
Bar sales volumes down 91%
Bar sales values fell 91.0%. Compared to the previous month, January, February’s bar...
VFI welcomes Government’s new rural strategy
As part of the Government’s new recently-launched five-year rural strategy, ‘Our Rural...
Pubs – biding their time through gritted teeth
With pubs, restaurants, bars and hotels now not expected to reopen until the end of May, June or...
Plan linking vaccine roll-out to reopening needed urgently
The VFI described the Government announcement on the planned easing of restrictions as a...
Hospitality due “hope”
With speculation growing that this evening’s Government announcement will not include any...
Paris Texas’ Padraic – a global Bar Icon
Congratulations are due to Padraic Rafter, Bar Manager at Paris Texas in Kilkenny, who walked off...
Vintners call for reopening clarity
Those in attendance included VFI President Padraic McCann, VFI Chief Executive Padraig Cribben, LVA...
Zero-alcohol awareness on the rise
And a slightly larger percentage of females – 81% in the case of ABC1 females – now...