There’s a call on the Government to bring in maximum prices on alcohol.
The Consumers Association is making the call, after Heineken Ireland told pubs it was introducing a price rise on all of its draught products.
It means the price of certain beers and ciders could rise to almost 8 euro in some Dublin pubs – with rural pubs nationwide potentially seeing a price hike of up to 50 cents per pint.
The Consumers Association of Ireland’s Chairman Michael Kilcoyne says the Government must take action – not only on the price of a pint, but other products as well:
