A 'pony'.......also known as a quarter pint of Guinness Ireland - From the The Irish Times

The #IrishPubAwards2024 were officially launched today. Huge thank you to our sponsors Diageo Ireland Bulmers Ireland Heineken Ireland IMRO Musgrave MarketPlace Irish Distillers BOI Payment Acceptance ,Edward Dillon, Fáilte Ireland & Molson Coors Beverage Company To enter go to 👉irishpubawards.ie

Liberty Resistance have won Best Cork VFI Pub! Time to celebrate! Opened in 2022, they’ve made a huge impact on Cork with the option to relax downstairs or enjoy signature cocktails upstairs. Time to celebrate!
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Delighted to represent Cork Publicans at CBA Cork Presidents dinner and awards night Best of luck to the Best Bar nominees Franciscan Well Brewpub Shelbourne Bar Liberty Bar VFI Pure Cork

Our members urgently require decisive actions that will support their businesses. Timelines for radical changes (living wage, sick pay) also need to be extended

'At least 1,000 plus businesses are not going to be able to absorb those costs at all.'

Neil McDonnell explains how SMEs are under pressure with increases in minimum wage.

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A good friend throughout the years and a member of the Dublin bar community for well over a decade suddenly passed this week.

His family are trying to get him home, support if you can big or small. If you can’t even a repost will do.

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“Small and medium businesses are being hit the hardest.
'Businesses in the food and accommodation sector experienced a 24% increase in their premium in the three years between 2020 and 2022.”

#InsuranceReform

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I’m joining NewstalkFM lunchtime talking about 20 years on from the smoking ban. VFI Cork Publicans The Pubs Of Kerry Pure Cork Brian Foley John Clendennen 🇪🇺🇮🇪 Pat Crotty

CBA welcomes Aaron Mansworth as our newly elected president. We thank Kevin Herlihy for his dedication driving and reshaping CBA during his 2 year term.
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Yesterday, VFI CEO Pat Crotty spoke to Kieran Cuddihy on NewstalkFM 'The Hard Shoulder' about the latest Diageo Ireland price increase and what it means for the trade. Listen back 🔊 ⬇️

LISTEN BACK Guiness Price Hike
PJ Coogan chats with @vfipubs @thecastleinn99 Michael O'Donovan about the coming hike in Guiness products.
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I’m joining Drivetime RTE to discuss the @Diageo price increase and the effects it will have on the pub trade. VFI Cork Publicans Pure Cork

VFI President John Clendennen will be on the Katie Hannon show, 10.35pm tonight RTE 1. John will be discussing the importance of the Sale of Alcohol Bill and new opening times for pubs.

We are here to offer expert advice and representation for our members when they experience difficulties of any sort within their business.

You can download your VFI Members Guide here:vfipubs.ie/members-area/

Tourism and hospitality sector facing €1.4bn in extra payroll costs by 2026 irishexaminer.com/business/econo…

From everyone at Vintners' Federation of Ireland, we wish you all a happy and safe #StPatricksDay ☘️🍻

VFI joins Save Jobs campaign drinksindustryireland.ie/vfi-joins-save… #savejobs

We're fully supporting the Savejobs.ie campaign to ensure small business owners receive fairer treatment from Government. SMEs are the backbone of Ireland, employing 60% of the workforce. Please sign the pledge to show your support: savejobs.ie

'If we want Scandi levels of entitlements, then someone has to pay for it, and it shouldn’t be small firms who can’t afford it.' - Great piece on how a host of new benefits threatens viability of small firms by Ian Guider in Business Post
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