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.

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 Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) has published a new report that reveals Ireland is just outside the top 10 exporters of alcohol in the world.

IRISH consumers are paying 70% above the EU average for alcohol and tobacco, largely due to higher Government taxes, according to a new report.

A CENTRE for Investment Research has been established in UCC.

New research on how equality in the workplace can be good for business is to be launched today.

Punters across Ireland are drinking more than half a billion pints of milk a year, it has emerged.

A report commissioned by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) has found the industry accounts for 80,000 full time jobs in Ireland and pays over €2bn in taxes annually and says consumption of alcohol is falling.

AVERAGE pub sales have increased by up to 56% since 1999, a report has revealed.