The Vintners' Federation of Ireland (VFI) is a trade association of
pub
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the late 17th century, to differentiate private ho ...
licans in
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
. With over 4,000 members as at 2022,
it lobbies vigorously on behalf of publicans.
The VFI only represents publicans outside
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
(even though their headquarters are in
Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham () is a Southside (Dublin), southside suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland in County Dublin. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16, 16. It is between the Lo ...
, a suburb of Dublin). Its president (since April 2021) is Paul Moynihan who runs a pub in County Wicklow.
The VFI produces a bi-monthly magazine ''VFI Voice''.
Dublin publicans are represented by the
Licensed Vintners Association (LVA), a longer-established (but smaller) organisation. In 2014 the LVA and VFI floated the possibility of merging, but as at 2022 this has not happened.
References
External links
vfipubs.ie{{endash official website
Organisations based in Dublin (city)
Pubs in the Republic of Ireland
Trade associations based in the Republic of Ireland