Agri-Business
Heineken has today (Tuesday, January 27) confirmed it is increasing the prices of its draught beer products from next month.
Rural Life
Diageo has confirmed that it is increasing the price of its pints again from next month due to "industry-wide cost pressures".
The Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) is calling for a 40% rebate on the excise charged to draught products sold in pubs.
2,054 pubs have closed down within the past 20 years, according to a new report from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI).
Almost 2,000 pubs in Ireland have closed since 2005, with rural areas 'significantly impacted', according to a new report from DIGI
