Cheers, lads! The price of booze in Ireland is about to majorly DROP

One thing that stops many of us from going on a night out is the cost.

In college, student bars and low drink offers meant we could party all night for twenty quid and arrive home safe, but now, along with a taxi to and from the bar, OUTRAGEOUS alcohol prices (I paid nearly €12 for a drink the other night) and an entrance fee, nights out are very, very expensive.

However, now the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) are looking to lower the excise of alcohol in Ireland by 15 percent.

The lobby group are calling for the reduction in the next budget. In DIGI's pre-budget plan, it says that excise is a "direct tax on tourism and that a reduction would support the drinks and hospitality industry, boosting economic growth."

It also pointed out that since Brexit has made the sterling pound vastly drop, it will give an immediate boost to buying alcohol over the boarder.

DIGI's chairwoman, Maggie Timoney said: "An alcohol excise reduction is a vital response to the new and immediate effect of the uncertainty caused by Brexit.

"Alcohol tax is a regressive and inequitable tax and ours is very high by EU standards. We believe that the particularly high Irish excise tax is detrimental to economic growth and economic activity.

"We would urge the Government to reduce excise by 15 percent in October's budget," Maggie added.