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Times must be tough when even @Tesco are cashing in those cans. 8 crates in total 😐 The lad in green hoody has 4 sacks. My wee lad would queue for days to use the machines with 6 bottles 😅🫤

@SusanHayes_ Fab job today at the @Inter_Trade VC event. Really enjoyed it. If any angles out there want to invest in our restaurant discovery platform Gontrel(hit no.1 on the app store twice in 2025) please reach out.. #VCC2026

@adriancummins @GordonRamsay @MichelinGuideUK Thanks Gordon. Irish cuisine and the food culture here is overlooked by so many. It shouldn't be a surprise to tourists etc that we have excellent food. It should be an expectation tbf.

🚨Well said !! Gordon Ramsay: ‘It’s about time we shone a spotlight on Ireland because it’s the sleeping beauty of European cuisine’ ⁦@GordonRamsay⁩ ⁦@MichelinGuideUK⁩ independent.ie/life/food-drin…

What deadline?

@rtenews How many won't survive until then!! Quiet a few small family run businesses will close sadly as July is a lifetime away for many 😢

The Government will reduce the VAT rate on the sale of completed apartments to 9% from 13.5%, from tonight until the end of December 2030 rte.ie/news/budget-20…

Just a long way until July 2026. Many won't make it. 😢

Food business owners across the country speak out ahead of Budget Day. The hospitality sector, made up of 99.6% SMEs and employing 220,000 people in every town and village, is at breaking point. Rising costs are crippling businesses. Reinstating the 9% VAT rate is essential to help secure the future of the sector. Without it, the future of every food-led business is at serious risk. #Budget2026 #VAT9

When will the promises translate into helping small independent businesses that are the soul of communities across the country. @Paschald @RAI_ie @jackfchambers #vat9 on Jan1!

It has to happen. Too much noise being created to delay it. Sadly, so many of us are hanging in waiting for the help. #vat9 now not Jult 2026

@MichaelsCoDub Devastating news for Gaz and team. If you guys can't make it, there is little hope for so many others. 💔 @Paschald when is enough enough! Real help needed.

Big Mike’s – A Closing Note Sunday was our last service at Big Mike’s This is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to write. It feels like failure, but it isn’t. We’re proud of what we achieved, we shot for the stars, poured everything into it — heart, soul, sweat, tears, life savings, even the house deposit — but the brutal truth is the maths just don’t math anymore. The industry is facing unsurmountable challenges. We gave it our very best I’m proud of my team, grateful to our guests, suppliers and FWBs all of whom have been incredibly understanding. My final act as gaffer is to go to bat for my staff so they land safely in new homes and ensure they are fully supported. Many of them have been with me a long time and I’m determined to assist them moving forward. I’ve written a full note with all the details — regarding vouchers, reservations, a heartfelt thanks and what’s next…… You can read it here bigmikes.ie

@RAI_ie @PacinosDublin @BlindPigDublin @LittlePigDublin Well said Michael.Paying our workers properly has always been a priority but the reality is the model is broken due to costs everywhere being too high.Our minimum wage is the 2nd highest in the EU because everything is so expensive.Fix costa first then set pay rates accordingly

“We need help with our input costs — and government support can make the difference.” Michael Martin, owner of @PacinosDublin, @BlindPigDublin and @LittlePigDublin, and a long-standing member of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, speaks candidly about the real cost pressures restaurant owners face today. A proud RAI member for over 15 years, Michael echoes the call from food-led hospitality businesses: the 9% VAT rate must be reinstated on January 1st. From rising employer expenses to the true value of RAI membership, he shares honest insights: "The truth of the matter is, we all need somebody to represent us and in representing us then they fight for us and they have our corner."

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Restaurateur Will Monaghan of @OneSocietyCafe and @gontrel speaking after our Dublin Hospitality Meeting this week on what businesses in Dublin and across Ireland need from #Budget2026. 9% VAT on January 1st 2026 - as promised. #Budget26

@adriancummins @MichealMartinTD In addition, not in lieu of vat9, we hope!!

The Taoiseach ⁦@MichealMartinTD⁩ has said the Government will set out further ways next week "to reduce the cost and regulatory burden on businesses". rte.ie/news/business/…

@adriancummins Yes please.

🚨Breaking Sweden to cut Vat rate on food in half in budget measure businesspost.ie/article/sweden…

@MaiaDunphy @RAI_ie @adriancummins @LVADublinPubs @VFIpubs @Irishtourismind @IHFcomms @Paschald @jackfchambers Their next move will say a lot Maia...

@RAI_ie @adriancummins @LVADublinPubs @VFIpubs @Irishtourismind @IHFcomms @Paschald @jackfchambers The government really needs to take this far more seriously. Our hospitality sector is vital. 😡

Today @adriancummins CEO along with the @LVADublinPubs , @VFIpubs , @Irishtourismind and @IHFcomms met with Minister @Paschald and Minister @jackfchambers in the lead up to Budget 2026. It is vital that government reinstate the 9% VAT Rate on January 1st 2026 as they have promised. Listen to Adrian Cummins’ thoughts on the meeting and Budget 2026

@tomdoorley @tcddublin €3.50 in One Society and Hidden by One Society and that's it for this year anyway.

€4.30 for a coffee truck flat white ⁦@tcddublin⁩ today! Am I out of touch?

@adriancummins @Paschald @jackfchambers Anything short of a full implementation of #VAT on Jan 1st will be disaster for so many. Deliver now or never promise anything again.

Thank you to Ministers @Paschald & @jackfchambers for meeting with the CEOs of Ireland’s Hospitality & Tourism Industry A range of issues was discussed including, 9% vat rate, wage inflation, cost of business, pension auto enrollment, excise duty and shortage of taxis. #budget26

@RAI_ie @adriancummins @LVADublinPubs @VFIpubs @Irishtourismind @IHFcomms @Paschald @jackfchambers Fingers crossed they took it inWhen I met @jackfchambers at the @squareireland roundtable,he honestly had no idea the real struggles small independent businesses deal with. I felt he heard our calls during it so let's see can they deliver on Jan1st as promised! #vat9 or nothing

@SimonHarrisTD @Paschald have all the data and reasons to bring #VAT9 back. It just needs to be done ASAP, in January not July (a yr away) But they are just looking for a good excuse to delay or cancel their promise... Hope I'm wrong..