The Licensed Vintners Association

06/10/2026

LVA says serves up nothing for pubs in Dublin or other urban areas, but a higher cost of doing business.
Disappointing to see no reduction in alcohol excise, no reduction in SEO fees and an increase in minimum wage well above inflation.

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has said Budget 27 serves up nothing for pubs in Dublin or other urban areas, but a higher cost of doing business. Highlighting the increase in the minimum wage at a rate “significantly above inflation”, the LVA believes this will place “meaningful” co...

06/10/2026

Big welcome to all those joining us for the LVA Diploma in Bar & Food Management, which began in Anglesea House this morning. The programme is again fully booked this year and we are delighted to have such an enthusiastic group with us again for the academic year.

06/10/2026

Our LVA Diploma for 2026/27 gets underway today. Here’s our Course Director Gillian Knight with a brief message ahead of the new programme

29/09/2026

This day next week we will be learning all about
Will be very interesting to see if Simon Harris TD , Jack Chambers, Jim O'Callaghan TD and their Government colleagues take steps to help late night and address the high costs faced by late bars and nightclubs?

25/09/2026

The Award for 'Best Cocktail Experience' in Dublin goes to 4 Dame Lane
Congratulations to all the regional winners who will no doubt be stirred up thanks to their respective awards from Irish Pub Awards
We look forward to seeing how all the National Awards shake out in the Mansion House, come 18 November 2026

24/09/2026

The winner of 'Best Digital Innovator' for Dublin in this year's Irish Pub Awards is Lemon & Duke
Well done to them and all the other regional winners

23/09/2026

Well done Kennys of Lucan who have picked up the award for 'Best Outdoor Space' in Dublin in this year's Irish Pub Awards
Come rain or shine, they and the other regional winners will certainly have the right space to celebrate!

22/09/2026

That sounds like some triumphant music playing... Well done to Fitzsimons Temple Bar on being named 'Best Music Pub' for Dublin in this year's Irish Pub Awards
No doubt they'll be playing some more winning tunes tonight, as will all the other regional victors!!!

21/09/2026

The award for 'Best Match Day Pub' for the Dublin region goes to The Wool Shed in the Irish Pub Awards
Big cheers to them and all the other regional winners

19/09/2026

"The entire late-night opening process is meant to become much simpler, once the missing-in-action Sale of Alcohol Bill is put in place. With that legislation continuing to be put on the long finger by the Government, the least they can do is reduce some of the red tape costs they themselves are imposing," Mr O'Keeffe said.

Nightclubs have fallen sharply in number while operators face costly licences, outdated laws and challenges around transport and funding