South East celebrations as Irish Pub Awards winners announced
Pubs in the counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny and Tipperary are celebrating following their success at the 2018 Irish Pub Awards Regional Finals, which took place in Rafter Dempsey’s Pub, 4 Friary Street Gardens, Kilkenny yesterday evening (26th September 2018). All nine winners will now go forward to the final of the National Pub Awards at […]
Irish Pub Awards announce South West winners for 2018
Some of the finest pubs in the South West representing counties Limerick, Clare and Kerry are celebrating following their success at the 2018 Irish Pub Awards Regional Finals, which took place in Bobby Byrne’s Pub, 3 O’Connell Avenue, Limerick City yesterday evening (25th September 2018). All nine winners will now go forward to the final […]
VFI Benevolent Fund Golf Classic
Many thanks to the seventeen teams who travelled to participate in the VFI Benevolent Fund Golf Classic held in The Heritage, Killenard on Wednesday 19th September, despite the conditions caused by Storm Ali. Congratulations to the winning team, Wexford, followed by Kilkenny in second place and Leitrim in third.
East Region winners celebrate in Sallins
Some of the finest pubs in counties representing the East Region are celebrating following their success at the 2018 Irish Pub Awards Regional Finals, which took place in Lock 13, Sallins, Co Kildare yesterday evening (19th September 2018). All nine winners will now go forward to the final of the National Pub Awards at the […]
Increasing VAT rate would damage pub food trade and put jobs at risk
Any move to increase the hospitality VAT rate could do lasting damage to the growing pub food trade, impacting on pub jobs across the country according to the two groups representing publicans.
Increasing VAT rate would damage pub sector
Any move to increase the hospitality VAT rate could do lasting damage to the growing pub food trade, impacting on pub jobs across the country according to the two groups representing publicans. The VFI and Licensed Vintners Federation (LVA) has called on the Government to protect these jobs by maintaining the 9 percent VAT rate […]
Irish Pub Awards Cork winners revealed
Some of the finest pubs in Cork City and County are celebrating following their success at the 2018 Irish Pub Awards Regional Finals, which took place in The White Horse, West Village, Ballincollig, Co. Cork yesterday evening (11th September 2018). All nine winners will now go forward to the final of the National Pub Awards […]
VFI Cork statement in response to claims made by Oktoberfest Beag organisers
Claims made by the Oktoberfest organisers in a statement posted to its Facebook page (on Saturday 7th September) are highly misleading. In particular, VFI City Secretary Michael O’Donovan emphatically states he did not make the comment attributed by Daryl Cronin to him (“the VFI always wins”). In relation to the cancellation of Oktoberfest Beag and […]
Donegal publicans support Garda drugs campaign
Donegal members of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) have today (Wednesday 5th September) launched an anti-drugs awareness campaign in partnership with An Garda Síochána. The new campaign will see posters appearing in all VFI pubs in the county alerting the public to the use of illegal drugs. The poster provides a Garda phone number […]