The price of a pint in Ireland is 205% of the European average
The finding is in the latest average spending report from Europe’s central statistics office.

We have very high taxes on moderate incomes and consumer goods (VAT, Duties etc) but very low taxes on wealth and low incomes. It's not that we are a high tax country, we are a country that taxes work very heavily and wealth not at all. Our taxation system discourage hard work and investment in non wealth creating assets such as property. That makes thinks expensive.We also have higher taxes on that average Income, given that the high rate of tax comes in at 42K much lower than other countries.
We have among the highest alcohol taxes in Europe aswell.
We have very high investment taxes, we are a high tax country now, but we don't get the corresponding benefits of other high tax and welfare countries
Where?Bear in mind that pints of beer are being sold, profitably, in 2025 at the price of €2.10 in suburban Dublin.
It reflects the market setting the price.Therefore, very high prices of 6.00 and 7.00 reflect:
Where
Wow, the last time I was in one a pint was around €3.50In the three Wetherspoon pubs in the suburbs: Swords, Blanch, Dun-L.
In the three city centre pubs, pints of beer start from 2.60/2.70.
Wow, the last time I was in one a pint was around €3.50