Residents of a small village in Cavan have started a campaign calling on families in urban areas to move there.

By contrast, Dublin city and county has lost just 10 pubs in the same period, dropping from 786 to 776.

DIGI recommended that the government reduce the excise tax on alcohol by 15% over the next two years in order to deal with this issue.

There is a call on the Government to cut the excise tax on alcohol.

Retail sales grew, by volume and value, in the past three months, but changing consumer spending patterns have continued to hit pub and bar sales hard.

The drinks industry is calling on the Government to reduce the excise tax on alcohol by 15% over the next two years in a bid to prevent the closure of pubs and off-licences.

Ireland is among the most expensive countries in Europe in terms of buying food and drink.

Great change does indeed come dropping slow. The scale of that change may not be obvious immediately, but an inevitable day of reckoning can bring sobering news. And so it is with the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland’s pre-budget submission.

The drop in UK visitors could cost Ireland’s bars up to €70m this year, according to a report commissioned by the industry.

The Government’s target of creating 50,000 tourism jobs is threatened by the collapse in sterling, according to the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI).

Ireland has the highest alcohol prices in the EU, with consumers here paying almost 75% more than average, according to Eurostat figures.

The drinks and hospitality industry provides more than 200,000 jobs according to a study released to coincide with a campaign to promote local pubs and restaurants.

A national charity for alcohol-related issues has warned that while a report has shown Ireland’s alcohol consumption has decreased slightly, it is still higher than the level recorded in 2013.

Among the old reliables in Michael Noonan’s budget, consumers of alcohol and motorists escaped unscathed, but cigarette smokers will have to cough up another 50 cent per packet.

Irish people pay more for alcohol than any other country in the EU.

Fáilte Ireland says number of visitors back at pre-recession level

"A win for the craft brewing industry but not the slam-dunk we would have liked."

A leading addiction service is predicting a 70% jump in admissions to its adolescent centre this year.

The drinks industry has urged the Government not to increase excise on alcohol in the next budget as it could threaten a sector that has huge growth potential in the future.

The drinks industry has hit back at calls from campaigners for a rise in excise duty on alcohol — saying it would hit a struggling sector and not impact on misuse.

As many as 1,000 pubs could close over the next decade, according to the author of a new report into the economic impact of the drinks trade on the tourism sector.

More than a thousand pubs have closed in Ireland since 2007, with the prospect of additional excise increases likely to further damage the industry, the Joint Oireachtas Committee of Finance heard yesterday.

Increasing excise duties continue to put at risk an industry which directly employs 63,000 and supports a further 30,000 jobs, contributing €2bn to the exchequer.

The positive effects on society of minimum pricing for alcohol will “swamp” any negative impact on the industry or on tax revenues, a report commissioned by the Government has found.

The main representative body for the drinks industry has called for a reversal of last year’s excise increase on alcohol to be made in next month’s budget.

Recommendations by an Oireachtas committee for the continued alcohol sponsorship of sporting events have been criticised by health campaigners.

An Oireachtas Committee has opposed plans to ban alcohol sponsorship at sporting events.

A proposed ban on alcohol sponsorship will have a “detrimental effect” on Irish sport, an umbrella organisation has told an Oireachtas committee.

Alcohol market continues to decline, writes Seán McCárthaigh

New figures from the Revenue Commissioners show that alcohol consumption in Ireland fell again in 2012.

The drinks industry — specifically pubs, off licences and drinks manufacturers — are contributing nearly €3bn per year to the economy, through necessary outlays.

The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) has claimed Diageo’s decision to increase the price of its products will put thousands of jobs at risk across the country’s pubs.

The pub trade is in “crisis” and as many as 600 pubs are likely to close between this year and next, according to a group representing the sector.

Pub sales have fallen by 34% since pre-recession levels, according to the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland.

Exporting beverages is more valuable to the Irish economy than pharmaceuticals, research carried out by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland claims.

Pub sales are continuing to fall as more people switch to buying cheaper alcohol in supermarkets and off-licences and drinking at home.

A Cork publican is calling on the Government to step in to rescue the hospitality sector after a new report showed a drop of 7.2% in bar sales last year.

Ireland's pubs, hotels and restaurants are suffering because of the recession, according to a new survey from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland.

Drink sales in bars and restaurants decreased in 2011, with the total volume of bar sales down nearly 6% on the previous year, a new report has found.

Irish alcohol consumption levels have increased two years in a row despite the recession, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

A GOVERNMENT minister hopes to end the sale of cheap drink by imposing a minimum price on top of taxes and excise duties.

THE drinks industry has issued a robust defence of its role in the sponsorship of major cultural and sporting events, claiming many festivals are heavily reliant on such funding.