2019

The VFI has today (Wednesday 11th December) launched a ‘morning after’ awareness campaign aimed at arming people with the facts about driving safely after a night out. The social media campaign is in response to

Paris Texas named Irish Pub of the Year 2019   Kilkenny City celebrates as Paris Texas, High Street, wins Irish Pub of the Year 2019 The Irish Pub Awards recognise the best in class nationally

VFI calls for immediate funding for new Garda Insurance Fraud Co-Ordination Unit   The VFI  has welcomed news that a special insurance fraud co-ordination unit is to be established within the Garda National Economic Crime

The latest CSO figures published this week reveal the decline in British tourist expenditure continues, underlining feedback from VFI publicans over the summer that visitor numbers in tourist areas of the country are much weaker

Dramatic CCTV footage from a pub in Newbridge reveals the extent of the threat facing small businesses as they battle soaring insurance premiums and massive compensation claims. The footage shows a person taking glass from

The VFI has strongly rejected the portrayal of pubs in a recent Irish Times article measuring the health of Ireland’s main streets, where pubs were categorised as having a negative impact on towns and villages.

The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland has today (Tuesday 14th May) strongly criticised government for abandoning rural communities in the wake of changes to drink-driving legislation introduced last October. Given the lack of clarity about when

VFI and LVA launch Irish Pub Awards 2019 The Irish Pub Awards 2019 were launched in Dublin today, Wednesday 24th April 2019 at The Bankers Bar, Trinity Street, Dublin 2.  The Irish Pubs Awards are

Frustration for the Alliance for Insurance Reform as two years on still no progress made on proposed Garda Fraud Unit   Hard-pressed insurance policyholders have reacted with intense frustration to the confirmation during yesterday’s 2-hour longdebate on insurance

New report by Drinks Industry Group of Ireland shows alcohol consumption levels decline by almost 25% in less than two decades, while beer is most consumed drink.    Average alcohol consumption almost unchanged in 2018

The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) has today (Wednesday 20th February) launched a public awareness campaign about driving safely the morning after a night out. The Federation, supported by Drinkaware, wants to arm people with

The Uber-style taxi service ‘Ruxi’ aims to help tackle rural isolation in many rural communities   The VFI are urging government to support the implementation of a rural taxi service that would help alleviate isolation