Drinks - Drinks Ireland

Irish Drinks Producers Welcome New Standards For Online Sale And Delivery Of Alcohol

Drinks Ireland, has welcomed the launch of the first-ever global standards for the online sale and delivery of alcohol. The Ibec trade association that re...

Minister For Health Seeks Approval On Minimum Unit Price For Alcohol

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is reportedly planning to seek Government approval today to introduce a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol...

Closure of Hospitality Sector Sees Beer Sales Decline By 17.3% In Ireland, Report Shows

The closure of hospitality businesses drastically hit Ireland’s beer sector in 2020, according to a new report released by Drinks Ireland|Beer. The...

Drinks Ireland|Irish Whiskey Elects John Quinn As Chairman

Drinks Ireland|Irish Whiskey has recently announced that it has elected John Quinn as its new chairman. Quinn succeeds David Stapleton as c...

Drinks Ireland Elects Pat Rigney Of The Shed Distillery As Chair

Pat Rigney, the managing director and founder at The Shed Distillery, which makes Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, has been elected chair of Drinks Ireland....

13% Of All Alcohol Consumed In Ireland Is Stout, Research Shows

13% of all alcohol consumed in Ireland is stout, research showed. According to Drinks Ireland|Beer stout makes up 29.3% of total beer sales in 2019. Addi...

Drinks Industry Calls For Temporary Reduction Of Hospitality VAT

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA), the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI), and Drinks Ireland has called for a temporary reduction in the hosp...

Drinks Ireland Releases Policy Plan To Safeguard Irish Drinks Industry

Drinks Ireland has released a seven-point policy priority plan to safeguard the Irish drinks industry as it weathers the COVID-19 crisis. "The drin...