TDs and senators sink Guinness pints as part of €60k Leinster House tab

Current and former TDs and senators knocked back shots of tequila and sambuca, along with €27 measures of premium whiskey

Guinness was the most popular tipple across the two bars, with just under 13,000 pints and 312 half pints of the black stuff sold throughout the year. Coors and Heineken were also popular on draught, selling 2,550 and 2,212 pints, respectively.

Bar sales in Leinster House increased by 34% to nearly €445,000 last year, with current or former TDs and senators knocking back shots of tequila and sambuca, along with €27 measures of premium whiskey.

Politicians racked up almost €60,000 on their bar tabs during 2025 in the parliament’s two pubs: the Visitors’ Bar and the Members’ Bar, which is exclusively for current and former Oireachtas members.