The LVA Conference 2025 took place in the Westbury Hotel, Dublin on Wednesday 24th September.
The event focused on many of the different issues that will impact on the future of the Dublin pub trade.
The conference concluded with an expert panel discussion on the future of the trade featuring Oisín Rogers of The Devonshire, Soho, Patrick Rigney of The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney and LVA Chair, Tom Cleary of The Temple Bar. Ivan Yates was MC for the event.
Some of the other presentations included:
- Pól Ó Conghaile, Mediahuis Ireland: Emerging Food Trends - Implications for Pubs.
- Laura Willoughby MBE, Club Soda: Moderation - What it means for Pubs.
- Phillip Montgomery, CGA: On-Trade Drink Trends.
- Claire Hyland, Thinkhouse: How the Next Generation of Consumers view Pubs.
- Muriel Foley, MGFD: The Power of Social Media.
- Ronon Holohan, Millimetre Design: Refurbishing your Premises - Themes and Trends.
There was also a welcome address from our Chair, Tom Cleary of The Temple Bar and concluding remarks from CEO Donall O'Keeffe.
Our thanks to our speakers for their interesting and informative presentations and to all those who joined us on the day and packed out the conference room in The Westbury.
We hope you all took away as much food for thought as we did.
