Minimum unit pricing would see alcohol in Ireland cost almost double NI prices, industry group warns 

Director of Drinks Ireland, Patricia Callan says that while the drinks industry is in favour of tackling the sale of cheap alcohol to reduce its misuse, a move to MUP isn’t warranted at present. File Picture

The introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Ireland before Northern Ireland would see the price of some beers and spirits here cost almost twice as much in the North, a drinks representative group has warned.

Recent research from Drinks Ireland, the Ibec sector representing alcohol drinks manufacturers and suppliers both north and south of the border, shows that a litre of Bombay Sapphire Gin cost €18.39 in ASDA in Enniskillen this weekend.