Dublin pub slashing price of a pint of Guinness to a fiver

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The Crafty Fox on Camden Row announced that it was lowering the price of its pints of the black stuff by €1.40 to bring it down to €5.

The announcement comes following the recent Diageo price hike, which has been the third in 18 months.

Speaking to the Irish Independent, Ronan Brady, General Manager of The Crafty Fox, said: "We’re taking the hit, it’s something we talked about for a good while. We think it’s worth it at this time."

Mr Brady explained to the publication that the reason behind the price slash was for people who are "tight for money as the cost of living has become too much".

He continued: "It’s been a tough year for us so far, for a lot of businesses. The price increase has definitely affected us business wise. Everything is very expensive, everything out there, not just the beer."

Dublin pub slashing price of a pint of Guinness to a fiver

The decision by The Crafty Fox is part of a growing trend of pubs around the capital putting their foot down on the price of a pint.

The Auld Triangle similarly are refusing to hike their prices of the famous stout past €5.

Currently, you can enjoy a creamy pint at the Dorset Street pub for €4.50, and, even if the new Diageo hikes means that price will have to rise, co-owner Declan Hallissey says he is determined to keep the price under a fiver.

“It’s been relentless in terms of rising costs,” Mr Hallissey told the Irish Daily Mail.

“We’ve have managed to keep our pints under €5 which every day of the week is great for our loyal customers, particularly for a Dublin pub.

“We had to increase our prices by 10c going into Covid so it’s been two years since we had to adjust them. Unfortunately the latest hike will mean that we’ll have to raise the prices again, just like everywhere else.

“You can only hold out for so long, but I can imagine we’ll have to soon charge maybe €4.80, which is still a very good offer.”

It’s been a rough few years for Guinness drinkers, with the price of a pint going up and up with no sign of stopping.

According to a new study, 2024 is even the worst year in terms of the stout-to-wage ratio, with an average weekly salary buying you just 164 pints, compared to 196 in 2007.

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