Ireland

Additional duty increases in 2022 compounded increasing inflation. As a result, price-conscious local consumers are migrating toward more affordable products, such as economy cigarettes, or turning to illicit trade, which increased in 2022. Sales of…

Closed-system single-use vapes continued to be the highest-performing e-vapour product in this category in current retail value terms in 2022, thanks to widespread availability through a range of retail channels and local consumers, particularly…

The Dublin in Ireland report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…

The Cork in Ireland report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration, wealth…

Increasing cross-border tobacco sales, competition from illicit trade, another tax increase that further reduced the price gap between economy cigarettes and fine cut tobacco, and the emergence of closed system single use products negatively impacted…

Cigarette sales in Ireland registered significant volume declines in 2022, as a result of a return to pre-pandemic levels of international travel, which saw cross-border and duty-free sales increase once more. This trend, which has been seen across…

Volume sales of wine declined in 2022, continuing the pattern of the previous year. Wine was one of the major beneficiaries of the pandemic, with retail sales having surged in 2020 as consumers made the most of at-home drinking occasions. With…

Volume sales of spirits declined in 2022, despite the recovery on on-trade consumption, following the lifting of COVID-19-related restrictions at the beginning of the year. This was due to a significant decline in off-trade volumes, as the…

Volume sales of RTDs saw healthy growth in 2022, albeit at a slower pace than the previous year. With the lifting of restrictions on 22 January, consumers poured into pubs and restaurants, which were now able to operate at full capacity without the…

Following a two-year period of decline, cider/perry volumes saw buoyant growth in 2022, with sales approaching pre-pandemic levels. This was driven by the recovery of the on-trade, following two years of social distancing and lockdown measures, due…