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October bar sales up 270%

On-trade | October's bar sales volumes up 18% on September

October Restaurant/Dining sector card spend up 112%

On-trade | Restaurants/Dining spend up 3% on September

Irish Distillers announces €13 million Midleton Distillery visitor attraction redevelopment

Marketing | Guided tours and experiences to continue during redevelopment

Cutting EWSS “a scandalous decision” – VFI

On-trade | EWSS must revert to initial subsidy given ongoing collapse in trade

Minister McEntee launches public consultation on alcohol licensing law reform

Off-trade | Reforms to build on practices adopted during Covid

HSE to be consulted on licensing applications

Off-trade | HSE to be informed of every licensing application under Intoxicating Liquor Acts

Boann wins Whisky magazine's Best Brand Innovator

An Irish distillery has won Best Brand Innovator 2022 at Whisky magazine’s 2022 Icons of Whisky (Ireland) Awards.

Ahascragh Distillers launches 2 new whiskeys

Ahascragh Distillers has launched 2 new releases in its Family Bond series.

There's new ground to be broken in cider

Seamus O'Hara, Chair of Drinks Ireland|Cider, talks to Pat Nolan about cider, the Budget and the future.

70% of Irish consumers want QR code table ordering to stay

Research from Irish online ordering digital ordering company Flipdish reveals that 70% of Irish adults want pubs and restaurants to continue offering QR code table ordering when Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.

Higher sales of NoLos

An increasing force on the drinks market, we take a look at the progress of No Alcohol Low Alcohol products.

Soft Christmas sales

Always a boom time for the soft drinks industry, this time of year usually benefits both the off-trade and the on-trade through an ever-increasing variety of soft drinks and mixers. We take a look at how this is being taken into account by the soft drinks suppliers.

Wicklow Naturally

Highlighting "sustainability, best practice, authenticity" and "the highest quality of food and drink products" County Wicklow has been unearthing its food and drink story through its ‘Wicklow Naturally’ campaign.
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