pint of guinness: €3, lager or cider €3.50

manc

Someone with some common sense....................


Monday March 09 2009

A PUB in Tralee, Co Kerry, claims to have the lowest prices in the country.

A pint of Guinness in Quirkies Bar in Tralee town centre is €3. A pint of lager will set you back €3.50, as will a pint of cider. And a quarter bottle of wine is €3.50 and a long-neck beer €3.00.

Tea, coffee and soft drinks cost just €1.50.

Proprietor Tom Quirke, a member of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland, claimed his bar was the cheapest in the country, but he's still making a small profit because he has cut out many of the frills, such as live music.

He said his trade was up between 30-40pc.

"I noticed the trade getting bad in October. I am making a smaller profit, but a little bit of something is better than a lot of nothing," he said. "Price really does matter."

A lot of older people had stopped dropping in for a pint, but were now back.

As for his fellow vintners -- they were probably not too happy about the fact, he conceded.

Survival

"It's about survival at the moment," he added.

He had noticed that people were going into supermarkets and buying cheap drink, or they were only coming out at the last minute before closing time.

Last week, the Competition Authority threatened to take the publicans' representative bodies, the Licensed Vintners' Association and the Vintners' Federation of Ireland, to court unless they abandoned a one-year price freeze announced last December across the State's 5,500 pubs.

The authority said the freeze would discourage publicans from cutting prices, but the vintners' bodies said they were not telling publicans what price to charge customers but were simply encouraging vintners not to increase prices. They are currently consulting with members on the matter.

jim o doom

whoa - competition as opposed to cartel - ruling the pub free market.. never thought I'd see the day.

Tom Dunne

BGRH Recessionary beers in Tralee, anyone?

Samurai

suas in cork having been serving all pints for 3 euro during the week for well over a year

minidazzler

Samurai wrote: »

suas in cork having been serving all pints for 3 euro during the week for well over a year

In An Bróg it's €2.90 up until either 7 or 9, then increases to I don't know what, because I don't count money when I'm after a few!!!

Also, in any Defence Forces Mess in the country a Pint of Guiness is usually only €2.60-€2.90

Samurai

minidazzler wrote: »

In An Bróg it's €2.90 up until either 7 or 9, then increases to I don't know what, because I don't count money when I'm after a few!!!

yeah but the drinks on tap in there are sooo mank! I do love the place still but have to buy bottled beer for 5+

Sonic_exyouth

In that pub thing at the top of georges street, there are pints of lager for €3, guiness for €3.50, and a fry-up for €5

slicus ricus

Sonic_exyouth wrote: »

In that pub thing at the top of georges street, there are pints of lager for €3, guiness for €3.50, and a fry-up for €5

What pub would that be??

getz

manc wrote: »

Someone with some common sense....................


Monday March 09 2009

A PUB in Tralee, Co Kerry, claims to have the lowest prices in the country.

A pint of Guinness in Quirkies Bar in Tralee town centre is €3. A pint of lager will set you back €3.50, as will a pint of cider. And a quarter bottle of wine is €3.50 and a long-neck beer €3.00.

Tea, coffee and soft drinks cost just €1.50.

Proprietor Tom Quirke, a member of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland, claimed his bar was the cheapest in the country, but he's still making a small profit because he has cut out many of the frills, such as live music.

He said his trade was up between 30-40pc.

"I noticed the trade getting bad in October. I am making a smaller profit, but a little bit of something is better than a lot of nothing," he said. "Price really does matter."

A lot of older people had stopped dropping in for a pint, but were now back.

As for his fellow vintners -- they were probably not too happy about the fact, he conceded.

Survival

"It's about survival at the moment," he added.

He had noticed that people were going into supermarkets and buying cheap drink, or they were only coming out at the last minute before closing time.

Last week, the Competition Authority threatened to take the publicans' representative bodies, the Licensed Vintners' Association and the Vintners' Federation of Ireland, to court unless they abandoned a one-year price freeze announced last December across the State's 5,500 pubs.

The authority said the freeze would discourage publicans from cutting prices, but the vintners' bodies said they were not telling publicans what price to charge customers but were simply encouraging vintners not to increase prices. They are currently consulting with members on the matter.

why so dear ?it only costs me £2 a pint[in blackpool-and its brewed in dublin ]

Sonic_exyouth

slicus ricus wrote: »

What pub would that be??

It's on Upper Stephen Street, just off the top of Georges street.

It's called "Royale" or "Restaurant Royale" or "Cafe Royale"

Lukasz.

i got a pint of beamish for 3.40 in enniskerry village last nite.


i hate to use the term "recession buster" but this WAS a "recession buster"


Beamish rawks.