Ireland's pub scene is facing a crisis. Since 2005, over 2,100 pubs have closed, with Tipperary seeing a 32% decline. As costs rise, family-run pubs are at risk. We're calling on the government to cut alcohol excise by 10% to save these community hubs. #EasyontheExcise #SYL25

Family-run rural pubs like Hughes' Bar are vital community hubs. Facing rising costs, they need government support. A 10% excise cut would help keep them open, protecting these essential spaces. #EasyontheExcise #SYL25 #Budget26

Rural pubs are struggling. Nollaig McCarthy's family pub in Kerry has been open since 1860, but rising costs threaten its future. These pubs are vital community hubs. DIGI is calling on Government to cut excise by 10% in #Budget26. #EasyontheExcise #SYL25

Irish beer drinkers pay 11x more excise on a pint than Germans. This 55c tax puts immense pressure on our pubs, with over 100 closing annually. DIGI is calling for a 10% excise reduction to help our pubs survive and remain the heart of our communities. #SYL25 #EasyOnTheExcise

Irish consumers pay a staggering 80 times more excise duty on a glass of wine than people in France (80c vs 1c). This high tax burden makes Ireland's wine excise the highest in the EU and puts our hospitality sector at a huge disadvantage. #EasyontheExcise #SYL25

Irish consumers pay some of the highest alcohol taxes in the EU. With over 100 pubs closing annually, DIGI is calling for a 10% excise reduction to help the indigenous drinks sector compete on a level playing field. #EasyontheExcise #SYL25 Learn more: https://t.co/YkqmJrTBgq

399 pubs in Cork have closed since 2005, part of a worrying trend of pub closures in rural Ireland. Our latest report highlights how vital pubs are to their communities & calls on the Gov to act before more close for good. #SYL25 #EasyontheExcise ➡️ https://t.co/YkqmJrTBgq

In Offaly 56 pubs have closed since 2005 & without immediate action many villages & small towns will lose their last remaining pub, dealing a blow to the fabric of communities. Gov must use the upcoming Budget to introduce a cut in excise. #EasyontheExcise https://t.co/YkqmJrTBgq

More than 100 pubs are closing every year in Ireland. Limerick has seen the highest decrease in pub numbers, with a rate of 37.2%, between '05 & '24. DIGI is calling on the Gov to use the upcoming Budget to introduce a 10% cut in excise. #EasyontheExcise https://t.co/tl8GLFVLxj

A new report commissioned by the @DIGI_Ireland shows a continuing decline in the number of pubs in Ireland, with 2,119 closing their doors since 2005. https://t.co/VCNU6VCoyj #pub #bar #publican #nightlife

An average of 112 pubs stopped trading every year between 2005 & 2024. Without immediate intervention, up to 1,000 more pubs will close over the next decade, leaving their communities without a vital community and tourism hub. #EasyontheExcise #SYL25

An average of 112 pubs stopped trading every year between 2005 and 2024 – with average annual closures of 128 between 2019 and 2024. The high cost of doing business was a major contributory factor to the alarming rate of closures recorded by the report https://t.co/XVGp4KT9X4

Important report from @DIGI_Ireland 2,119 pubs gone since 2005. Challenging trading environment must be addressed or that number will grow even further in the short term.

Our newly commissioned report shows a continuing decline in the number of pubs in Ireland, with 2,119 closing their doors since 2005. Without immediate action by the Gov, many villages & small towns will soon lose their last remaining pub. #EasyOnTheExcise https://t.co/YkqmJrTBgq

Alcohol consumption in Ireland is now at average European levels, with the purchase of non-alcoholic drinks continuing to increase. Yet Ireland continues to have the second highest excise rates on alcohol in Europe. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/AcwlNOURao

Given that we now consume alcohol at average European levels it makes sense that we should pay excise at average European levels. DIGI will be seeking a 10% cut in excise in this year’s Budget to give struggling rural pubs and restaurants a fighting chance of survival.

A new report, commissioned by DIGI, shows that average alcohol consumption per adult fell by 4.5% last year - a drop of more than one third since 2001. Despite this downward trend, Ireland continues to have the second highest excise rates on alcohol in Europe. #SYL25

A new report, commissioned by DIGI, has shown that alcohol consumption by Irish adults fell significantly last year, continuing the major downward trend recorded over the last quarter of a century. Read more: https://t.co/XRcBTiwSMe

🍻 @DIGI_Ireland has called for the government to reduce excise taxes on drinks. 🍻 Irish consumers pay 55c in excise tax on a pint of beer and 80c on a glass of wine. Germans pay 5c excise on beer, and French consumers pay 1c excise on wine. https://t.co/Lt2kwQV4wT