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Sales up 0.5% despite EU’s highest excise duty, notes report

Minimum unit pricing will drive wine prices up ‘significantly’, Irish Wine Association says

Nine million cases were sold last year, equalling the highest on record

Record-equalling 9 million cases sold last year as disposable incomes in Ireland rose

Republic has the highest excise in the European Union, at €3.19 on a standard bottle

Shipments of the bubbly stuff to Ireland remain flat despite with consumption down again in 2014

Moves to boost construction and hospitality welcomed while excise increases criticised

Irish Wine Association says Ireland is one of the most expensive countries in which to buy wine