Each story gives the figure, what it means for your venue, and where it came from. Checked 21 October 2026.
Restaurant and accommodation prices rose 3.5% in the year to September 2026. All consumer prices rose 4.1%. Food and non-alcoholic drinks rose 0.4%, and alcoholic drinks 0.3%.
Ingredient costs are fairly steady, so a menu price review this winter is mostly about wages, energy and rent.
The Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022 would set pub hours of 10:30am to 12:30am, bring in annual late-bar permits and let nightclubs open until 6am. As of mid-October 2026 it has made almost no progress in the Oireachtas. Special Exemption Orders are still the way to trade later.
The Intoxicating Liquor Bill was left off the Government's spring 2025 priority list. The Licensed Vintners Association has argued that ending the need to buy an existing licence would reduce the value of current licences.
Employer PRSI is 9.15% on weekly pay up to €552 and 11.40% on the whole week above it, so one extra hour can cost far more than the hourly rate.
Core is €169 a month and Pro €299, plus €1.50 per diner found through the OpenTable network. Contracts run a year and renew automatically.
Headlines from Irish trade bodies and newspapers, updated every hour. Each links to the original story.
Sources: Hospitality Ireland, Restaurants Association of Ireland, Licensed Vintners Association, Irish Examiner, The Irish Times. Vintners' Federation of Ireland news: vfi.ie.
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