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Pubs could double as cinemas and community hubs under new rural initiative

Pubs could be used as cinemas and digital hubs under a new pilot scheme launched to trial the initiative. Funding has been announced for the pilot programme for pubs to be used as community hubs in rural locations. The Minister for Rural and ...

25 Mar 2022 at 13:28

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Timings and legalities need to be worked out before Covid restrictions ease - Varadkar

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has played down the prospect of an immediate reopening of society ahead of a Cabinet meeting to discuss lifting almost all Covid-19 restrictions. Nphet has advised the Government that most pandemic rules can go, but ...

21 Jan 2022 at 15:38

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Longford has least number of pubs open - new figures reveal dramatic Covid-19 impact

349 pubs have closed since the beginning of the pandemic, which vintners representatives say signal the extent of the distress faced by pubs as restrictions continue to impact the sector. Longford is the county with the smallest number ...

17 Oct 2021 at 12:54

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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, ...

20 Oct 2021 at 09:00

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Almost three-quarters of non-Dublin pubs say they have recovered from pandemic

Almost three-quarters of publicans outside Dublin say turnover is now similar or greater than before the Covid-19 pandemic, with many expected to upgrade their pubs in the coming year. A new survey shows the vast majority are ...

14 May 2023 at 11:00

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More than four in five publicans say that no family member wishes to inherit their pub

A survey by the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) has found that over four in five (84 per cent) of publicans reported that no family members wish to inherit their pub. The finding comes as the VFI's benchmarking survey ...

13 May 2024 at 11:54

Local News

New alcohol strategy required to beat virus, say vintners

The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) is calling on Government to immediately introduce Minimum Unit Pricing and curtail the availability of cheap alcohol as part of the overall strategy to reduce the country’s ...

11 Oct 2020 at 02:10

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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 ...

24 Aug 2020 at 08:29

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Longford publicans join call for support package to beleaguered industry

With pubs being treated differently to other sectors of the economy, the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) and the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) want to see funding provided to all pubs who are being ...

12 Aug 2020 at 12:50

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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 ...

04 Aug 2020 at 20:16

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Publicans call for indoor opening 'no later' than July 1

Publicans are calling for indoor trading to resume no later than Thursday, July 1. The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) says that after "sacrificing their businesses for over 15 months, now is ...

23 May 2021 at 13:11

Business

Publicans celebrate as Good Friday drinking ban lifted

Publicans are today celebrating a change in the licensing laws that will allow pubs sell alcohol on Good Friday for the first time in 90 years. The Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2017 passed all stages ...

25 Jan 2018 at 18:18

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