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Irish whiskey fastest-growing EU spirits export to Africa

Marketing | Irish Whiskey Association calls for tariff reductions in African markets

Commission recommends urgent change to Discrimination Laws

On-trade | People forced into courts by the current bar, restaurant and club discrimination complaints procedures

NOffLA Awards set for Monday 21st February

Off-trade | Virtual ceremony takes place at 5.30pm next Monday

Johnnie Fox’s records pre-tax loss of €8.6k

On-trade | Employee numbers fall from 43 to 18

January pub spend down 24%

On-trade | Restaurant spend down 18%, hotels down 12%

VFI AGM for 10th May

On-trade | Chief Executive's final AGM before standing down

Staffing remains major challenge – Fáilte Ireland

On-trade | Pay common source of dissatisfaction in Hospitality

Irish whiskey shortage for Mardis Gras?

Marketing | Other Irish whiskey brands in market likely to see "uptick"

 Jameson’s highest-ever H1 volume

Marketing | US H1 sales of over 2 million cases for third year in row

Six Nations kicks-off sporting sales in pubs

On-trade | Opus research highlights huge value of sports consumers

Wine sales biggest Christmas loser – Kantar

Off-trade | Alcohol sales failed to match record growth of Christmas 2020

Southern Comfort brings Mardi Gras to Lost Lane

Southern Comfort has officially launched its most sought-after event of the year, Southern Comfort Mardi Gras.

Six Nations kicks-off sporting sales in pubs

With rugby’s Six Nations having begun last weekend, research from market analyst CGA shows the huge potential of sporting occasions to boost drinks sales in pubs and bars across the Island of Ireland.

Celtic Cask 35 – Irish Whiskey of the Year

Eighth Irish Whiskey Awards held in Powerscourt Distillery, Enniskerry.

"The legacy of these experiences will live on and shape the emerging on-trade" - CGA's Phillip Montgomery

It comes as no surprise to hear that the pandemic has had a profound impact on hospitality venues across the globe - for the Irish market has felt these effects more than most. But from its surveys market analyst CGA has been able to provide some insight into how the pandemic will have affected consumers' alcohol purchasing trends going forward. Phillip Montgomery, CGA's UK & Ireland Director of Client Services, outlines some of these to Pat Nolan.

Marketing Stouts & Ales – an increasingly competitive market

Always under pressure from their big brother lager, the market for stouts and ales has taken to broadening its appeal by innovating and even food pairing. As a result of innovations from both international and small craft brewers, today a variety of ales and stouts are available to the on-trade. We take a look at some of the stouts and ales in this increasingly competitive market.

Wine sales biggest Christmas loser - Kantar

Sales of wine saw the biggest loss in spend during the month of December with shoppers moving their spend mainly into spirits.
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