Restaurant Association of Ireland

Hospitality Businesses Hopeful Following Outdoor Transmission Data

Hospitality businesses remain hopeful that they may be soon permitted to open for outdoor dining, following a study by The Irish Times that just 0.1% of th...

Test Case Lawsuits Expected To Be Filed By Restaurants That Have Been Refused Compensation For COVID-19-Related Business Disruption

A number of test case lawsuits are expected to be filed soon by restaurants that have been refused compensation for COVID-19-related business disruption by...

Restaurants Association Announces Top 10 'Foodie Destinations' for 2017

The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) has announced the top 10 finalists in the 'Foodie Destinations' competition 2017. The RAI has said the comp...

RAI Warns Government Against Increasing VAT Rate

The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) has urged the Government to retain the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality industry in the wake the Departmen...

Dublin Lord Mayor To Press Ahead With Living Wage Plaques Outside Businesses

In a move that is certain to raise the ire of the hospitality trade in the capital, the lord mayor of Dublin has confirmed his intention to...

RAI Blasted For All Male Judging Panel For Restaurant Awards

The co-founder of Athru, the movement to empower women in the culinary arts in Ireland, has described the Restaurant Association of Ireland's (RAI) decisio...

RAI Chief Slams 'Spiraling Claims Culture' Following €20,000 Damages Award

The chief executive of the Restaurant Association of Ireland, Adrian Cummins, has warned that a "spiraling claims culture" in this country c...

Abolish 9% VAT Rate For Hospitality and Tourism: ICTU

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called for the abolition of the 9% VAT rate enjoyed by the hospitality and tourism sector, citing that&n...