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Longford pubs crisis: ‘There will be an awful lot more casualties’ as Covid fears intensify

John Duignan, proprietor of Longford town's Tally-Ho bar, issued the sobering prognosis in the wake of figures released over the weekend that showed Longford is the county with the lowest number of pubs nationwide. The figures, circulated by ...

20 Oct 2021 at 09:00

Business

‘Protect our Pubs’ campaign launched: pubs are part of Longford's vibrant social and cultural fabric

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA), the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI), and the Ibec representative group Drinks Ireland is calling for a temporary reduction in the hospitality VAT rate; and extending it to apply to alcohol sales ...

02 Jul 2020 at 22:52

Elections

VFI calls for introduction of minimum unit pricing ahead of #GE2020

As part of its manifesto for the upcoming general election, the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) is calling for the immediate introduction of minimum unit pricing along with a reduction in excise duty and the hospitality VAT rate. Also ...

27 Jan 2020 at 14:00

Business

Partial reopening of pubs brings opportunity and responsibility

The partial opening of the country’s pubs will enable publicans to start rebuilding their businesses after three months of enforced closure, but will also introduce an onerous responsibility on them to ensure new health guidelines are ...

28 Jun 2020 at 15:08

Local News

Vintners welcome High Court decision in favour of publicans

The decision by the High Court that four pub owners are entitled to business interruption compensation from their insurer due to the Covid-19 pandemic is warmly welcomed by the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI), the 1,100 ...

05 Feb 2021 at 17:30

Business

Vintners welcome new guidelines for outdoor events

The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) has welcomed the publication of new Failte Ireland reopening guidelines that bring clarity to a number of issues including the numbers permitted to attend outdoor events and parties....

07 Aug 2021 at 23:41

Business

Pub representatives put forward a series of radical proposals to maintain public health compliance

The Licensed Vintners’ Association (LVA) and the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) have written to the Government accepting their invitation to discuss the Government Roadmap and its implications for pubs as a matter ...

04 May 2020 at 14:03

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Nine out of 10 publicans not satisfied with government handling of crisis - vintners' survey

THE government is losing the support of the pub sector, according to the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) saying it needs to announce "support, not sympathy" for the sector this week. The representative body for ...

24 Aug 2020 at 08:29

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Government has abandoned 3,500 pubs, say vintners

The Government has abandoned the 3,500 smaller pubs across Ireland following their decision to stop pubs from reopening next week according to the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) and the Vintners Federation of ...

04 Aug 2020 at 20:16

Local News

Rural pubs face the threat of closure this winter warns Vintners' Federation

Hundreds of rural pubs face the threat of closure this winter over their exclusion from the Government’s Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS), because the premises are not connected to the natural gas ...

15 Dec 2022 at 12:30

Local News

Tens of thousands of pub staff to lose jobs by move to Level 3 restrictions, warn VFI chiefs

There is now an urgent need for Government to announce immediate additional support for the pub trade, say VFI, including a substantial increase in the Restart Grant, although the body is warning there cannot be ...

06 Oct 2020 at 00:30

Covid-19

Lack of a 'plan' to re-open pubs is a major flaw say Vintners Federation

The lack of any detailed plan for how the pub sector will reopen is a major flaw in the Resilience and Recovery 2021 plan published by government says the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI). As the pub sector ...

24 Feb 2021 at 16:47

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