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St. Patrick’s Day Trading Hours
The following trading hours apply for St. Patrick’s Day under the Intoxicating Liquor Act: ********** Friday, 15th March (Normal Trading Hours): 10.30 a.m. – 12.30 a.m Saturday, 16th March (Normal Trading Hours): 10.30 a.m. – 12.30 a.m. Sunday, 17th March (St. Patrick’s Day, Public Holiday): 12.30 p.m. – 12.30 a.m. Monday, 18th […]
LVA AGM and Chairman’s Dinner
The AGM and Chairman’s Dinner, in association with FBD, will take place on 20th March in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8. As usual we will have a packed agenda for the AGM portion with a number of fascinating topics that are sure to be of great interest to our members. After the formal […]
Current arrangements for tip distribution in pubs working well
Pubs do not withhold tips and employers should not be permitted to Employers oppose their involvement in tronc schemes The introduction of ‘tronc schemes’ under new legislation could result in service staff actually having their income reduced, according to the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA). Under the Protection of Employee Tips Bill, it is proposed to […]
Tips for dealing with noise complaints
In a recent, strongly attended presentation at the Ballsbridge Hotel in February 2019, Diarmuid Keaney of ICAN Acoustics delivered an informative presentation titled ‘Pubs, Noise and Neighbours’ which provided specific guidance on dealing with noise complaints for our LVA members. Some of the key tips for pubs delivered at the presentation included: The necessity to take all […]
National Minimum Wage submission
In response to the recent ‘Public Consultation on the National Minimum Wage’, the LVA has made a submission to the Low Pay Commission. The LVA’s position is that future adjustments to the National Minimum Wage should be in line with inflation. Members are keen to improve the position of lower paid workers over time, but […]
Pubs and Noise – Seminar Announced
The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) is to hold a seminar entitled ‘Pubs, Noise and Neighbours – Guidance on Dealing with Complaints’. The event will take place on Tuesday 12th February 2019 at 10.30am in the Ballsbridge Hotel (formerly Jury’s). The seminar will be presented by Diarmuid Keaney who is a qualified noise and vibration consultant […]
Top Recruitment Tips for 2019
Looking at the year ahead, many Dublin pubs expect to be recruiting over the course of the coming months. However, based on the last few years, it is becoming more challenging for Dublin pubs to get the right personnel. This is a topic that the LVA regularly receives queries about – how can I stand out […]
LVA diploma students discuss the first semester
Students participating in the LVA Diploma in Bar & Food Management recently completed their first semester on the programme. We wanted to see how they were getting on. In this short video we spoke to a few of the students who have taken on the diploma course this year and who told us all about […]
Christmas Leave entitlements
The LVA has been receiving a number of queries from our members about the leave entitlements that apply to Dublin pubs over the Christmas 2018 period. In this short video, the LVA’s Gillian Knight provides some additional information on these issues. Click on the window below to view. Details on the Christmas Trading Hours are […]
2018 in Review
The year to date has been a fairly significant one for Dublin pubs. From the first Good Friday openings in 91 years, to the amazing fundraising work done by LVA members in aid of ALONE, to the social dimension represented by the annual LVA Barn Dance and of course the not insignificant prestige of the […]