• Consumption of alcohol drops by more than a third since 2001 • Ireland at EU average in terms of alcohol consumption per capita • Beer remains Ireland’s most popular drink with more than 43% of the market, with wine in second place at 28% • DIGI spokesperson: “This downward trend raises the obvious question […]
Tom Cleary of The Temple Bar has been elected as the new Chair of the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA). He succeeds outgoing Chair Willie Aherne of The Palace, Fleet Street. Tom has been a career publican, originally working with his parents in The Dropping Well, Milltown before acquiring The Temple Bar in 1992. He has
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Our congratulations to the 70 students of the LVA Diploma in Bar & Food Management on their graduation. We were delighted to be able to celebrate their achievements, alongside their families and employers, in The Camden. It was another joyful event, full of positivity which shows the fantastic employees and managers coming through across the
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Results also highlight demand for more night time options enabled by proposed Intoxicating Liquor Bill The Licenced Vintners Association (LVA) has said findings from the new Dublin City Council survey on the night-time economy show the need to advance the recommendations by the Dublin Taskforce and for the Government to bring forward their proposed
The Irish Pubs Awards 2025, jointly presented by Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) and Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI), have been launched in Dublin. The launch event was held in The Liberty Belle Pub, Francis Street, winner of the Best Local Pub last year. Pubs are now free to enter up to ten categories with judging set
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The LVA was delighted to recently hold our AGM and Members Lunch in Fire Steakhouse Restaurant and Bar. A selection of photos from the day are included here. Our thanks again to our sponsors, AIB and CBE.
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Dublin publicans say “next to no practical progress has been made in 155 days since publication” Priority must also be given to removing the Dublin Airport Cap The recommendations of the Dublin Taskforce must be implemented without further delay, according to the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA). The representatives for Dublin publicans pointed to the
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These are the trading hours that will apply for St. Patrick’s Weekend 2025. Monday 17th March 2025 is the official public holiday. Drinking up time of 30 minutes applies to all of the above hours as normal.
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“Tax rises kick in immediately, why shouldn’t reductions?” The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has said that the upcoming reduction in VAT for food should apply from Budget Day later this year. Welcoming the commitment from Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe TD that the VAT reduction would be introduced in the Budget, the representative body for
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The following are the Christmas Trading Hours for pubs across Dublin over the Christmas period. We would remind all pubs that these hours are specified per the Intoxicating Liquor Acts 2003/ 2008. Drinking up time of 30 minutes is also in place post the end of trade times listed. All off sales must cease at
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