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A new Fáilte Ireland campaign called Taste the Island is a huge opportunity for publicans to become part of a major initiative to promote Ireland’s food and drink culture. The campaign will include a bespoke

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

Pictured (l-r) Damien Smyth, Musgrave MarketPlace; Ciaran Budds, Molson Coors; Leona Campbell, The Bankers Bar; Padraic McGann, VFI President; Alan Campbell, LVA Chairman; Ross Bissett, C&C Gleeson; Shane Barry, Diageo Ireland; Michael Dooley, Molson Coors.

Consumers have a clear growing taste for spirits, according to a new report published by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) Sales for spirits continue to rise and made up a 20.5 percent share

Alliance for Insurance Reform presents priorities for meaningful insurance reform to Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. The Alliance for Insurance Reform (AIR) will appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Finance,

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

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

VFI members in Cork are calling for action to be taken on the development of the long awaited Cork Events Centre.   The Cork Vintners’ have joined forces with The Cork Business Association (CBA), Irish Hotels

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

There was a night of celebration at the recent Donegal VFI dinner dance as Patricia Brennan and her late sister Nan, of Brennan’s Criterion Bar in Bundoran, were honoured by the county VFI for their

‘Ruxi’ proposal a viable solution to rural isolation The VFI are urging government to support the implementation of a rural taxi service that would help alleviate isolation and encourage social cohesion. Minister for State Jim

The first of the Alliance for Insurance Reform’s ‘10 Asks‘ has been passed into law. The Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Act 2018  is not in itself all that promising as it hands control of

2018 proved to be another busy year for the VFI and our members. Here’s a short video capturing some of the people, places and events that made up the past 12 months….

‘Pure Brew’ launch Christmas campaign along with the help of Rory O’Connor, comedian and social media star behind ‘Rory’s Stories’. Earlier today, Pure Brew, non-alcoholic lager from the brewers of Guinness, unveiled its  ‘Pure Sound’, festive campaign which celebrates

Coca-Cola’s Designated Driver campaign returns to encourage the nation to give the ‘Gift of a Lift’ this Christmas. The campaign will once again offer free soft drinks to those drivers who stay sober to ensure

The Glyde Inn, based in Annagassan Co. Louth, has won the overall Irish Pub Awards National Irish Pub of the Year 2018. The Co. Louth pub was crowned national champion after winning the Best Food

The National Hygiene Partnership (NHP) ”Food Safety Day” will take place on Tuesday 20th of November 2018. The purpose of this day is to create awareness, draw attention of food businesses to food safety and promote

A VFI-produced supplement, ‘Loving Your Local’, is being distributed with ten regional newspapers across Ireland this week. The supplement is also available on each newspaper’s website and supported through social media. Loving Your Local dedicates

Donegal publicans were celebrating after four of their pubs took home awards last night(11th October 2018) as the Irish Pub Awards North East region winners were announced in The Squealing Pig, The Diamond, Monaghan Town.

A new food programme developed by Failte Ireland in partnership with the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) is training publicans about the possibilities of of providing great Irish food and drink experiences in pubs across