As of today’s Budget, excise duty on alcohol has been reduced – 12c cut on beer and cider, 14c cut on a measure of spirits, 60c cut on a bottle of wine. This should have an almost immediate effect on our drinking money. In fact some pubs have guaranteed the price decrease as of 5 pm today (Louis Fitzgerald Group, who own many premises around Dublin) 

Here at ratemypub we want you to tell us if your local is doing the honest thing and lowering the prices immediately. We think that it’s about time prices started falling, and that publicans will benefit too. So let us know here!

Budget Overview

We have received many comments on our site about the staff in Irish pubs. Many of them are complimentary whilst some are obviously not. As everybody begins to re-evaluate the choices that they make when spending their money, how does good Staff impact on the decision to drink in one bar as opposed to another. Or is price the deciding factor these days? Is the recession affecting your choices of what really matters? We would love to know what you think