The Licensed Vintners Association

07/10/2025

The Licensed Vintners Association has welcomed a 9% VAT cut in this year's Budget, but said more needs to be done to extend opening hours for pubs and restaurants
https://dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/articles/2025/10/07/vintners-welcome-vat-cut-in-budget/

07/10/2025

Donall O'Keeffe said: "With Irish drinking consumption now at average European levels, this has long since passed being a measure aimed at encouraging moderation. It is the Government imposing a tax on people's socialising. In fact it is a tax upon a tax”

The duty on a pack of 20 ci******es will be increased by 50c as part of Budget 2026, however excise duty on alcohol is unchanged.

07/10/2025

Pleased to see the return of VAT9 finalised. We have also had confirmation this will be a permanent measure. Hopefully this takes the discussion off the table for good.
However, progress needed on cost of SEOs and reducing high rates of excise.

Dublin Vintners also criticised lack of action on late night costs and alcohol excise   The Government’s decision to confirm that VAT9 will be served up for food businesses come next July was a “welcome Budget order” according to the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA). The representative gro...

05/10/2025

😮 Pubs across Dublin city centre saw a spending hike of 57% over the weekend of the American football game in Croke Park

Pubs across Dublin city centre saw a spending hike of 57% over the weekend of the American football game in Croke Park last month.

04/10/2025

Every night a pub or nightclub opens late, they must pay out €205 + solicitor fees for a Special Exemption Order (SEO). That really adds up over the course of a year.

Ahead of we are re-iterating our call for the cost of these SEOs to be reduced to €100 until licensing reforms are made

03/10/2025

Rising costs mean 1 in 2 Dublin food pubs have had to stop offering steak on their menus.
This is a symptom of how hospitality and customers are being affected by pricing pressures and why must be addressed in

02/10/2025

Since the Government brought back the higher rate of VAT, 1 in every 2 Dublin pubs has seen a drop in food orders. In keeping with the experience of the wider hospitality sector, it underlines the importance of being brought back for food in

01/10/2025

The vast, vast majority of Dublin pubs want to see brought back on Budget Day.

We call on the Government to follow through on the commitments they have made, making sure the hospitality sector isn't left waiting yet again for this important support

30/09/2025

There are clear priorities for Dublin pubs in - bringing back , reducing and addressing the cost of business in a way that will help small businesses

26/09/2025

Congratulations Bruxelles Bar, Dublin, winner of the 'Best Late Night Bar' for the Dublin region in this year's Irish Pub Awards

No doubt they and the other regional winners will be celebrating well into the night this evening. Well done to all the award winners around the country.

25/09/2025

LVA Conference 2025 shapes pub future

The The Licensed Vintners Association Conference 2025 explored trends in Dublin pubs, from low-alcohol drinks to refurbishment and next-generation consumer preferences

Read more: https://www.drinksindustryireland.ie/lva-conference-2025-shapes-pub-future/

25/09/2025

Following on from the LVA Conference 2025, we are delighted to confirm that all proceeds from the sale of tickets will be going to ALONE Ireland

A total of €10,000 will be donated to assist Alone in their efforts to help older people who are lonely, isolated, ill, homeless, in poverty or facing other difficulties.

This was only possible thanks to our members’ support and engagement with the conference.

Pictured marking the donation were LVA Chair Tom Cleary and Frank Dillon of Alone.