If Murphy’s or Beamish were more widely available where I live I’d happily never drink Guinness again.
joopface on
That’s about 3% inflation per year.
Dunebuggy15 on
Had my first pub pint of stout in 1997. I got change from £2.
DiscountMiserable665 on
Awh this makes it look so reasonable. Please delete.
98Kane on
Took 10 years to go from €4 to €5 and 3.5 to go from €5 to €6.
Lovely.
MushroomBig1861 on
You can pay nearly that for a “posh coffee” in some places
howlermonk3y on
There was a massive increase of cost of materials, electricity, transport etc. since 2019. Some of that has come down, some hasn’t.
Smiley_Dub on
51551 wash your hands
ronan88 on
4% inflation over 10 years is around 150% growth.
It looks parabolic because the y axis only goes from 4 to 6. If there was a 10c increase and the y axis went from 4 to 4.10, it would look the same.
The real story here is that incomes have not matched inflation.
cyberwicklow on
Good thing wages have risen in line with this… right right… oh wait that was rent.
albert_pacino on
Why tho
Baggersaga23 on
Is this worse than general inflation? Whats the rise in average earnings over the last decade?
SharkeyGeorge on
Based on an article in Limerick Live, since 1997, the stout to wage ratio peaked in 2007 when drinkers were able to buy 196 pints with the average weekly salary. That is 32 extra pints per week than 2024 (based on the average weekly salary of €922) when you could buy 164 pints. That was at an average cost per pint of €5.62 so it has gotten slightly better since then. €6.08 per pint and the average salary per week is €1,015.43 (CSO) Q2 2025. However the salaries are based on the mean rather than median (€699.28) so the numbers are skewed by higher earners. The median salary today can buy approx 115 pints per week.
tearsandpain84 on
Arrest all involved. Get the army in. Shut down the roads and all libraries.
HotCover4343 on
This is why I don’t drink anymore, I actually can’t afford it here
Kier_C on
What does the graph look like as when price is plotted against minimum wage?
wealthythrush on
You’d swear Diageo are the only producers of alcohol in world.
Joe – lower the price . You are ripping off drinkers!
mickalado on
I think OP was referring to the size of that head!
sureyouknowurself on
Cost of doing business keeps going up, mandatory pensions a good example, that cost hits the tax payer twice, funding it and employers putting prices up.
GrahamR12345 on
🤔🤔🤔 this explains the increase of brewing videos on tiktok…
I wonder what shed Guinness would taste like…
nonoimsomeoneelse on
Where TF can I get a pint for €6?
cavemeister on
The less people drink, the more the price increases.
b2thaza on
Graph needs to start from zero to show off proportional change correctly.
dropthecoin on
Leaving outgoings aside, as this will differ for everyone, the average weekly wage in 2012 was €36,079 which is around €17.35 per hour. The same average hourly rate in 2025 is €25.23.
A pint in 2012 was around €4.00. A pint today is around €6.08.
That means, as a percentage of average hourly wages, a pint cost 23% in 2012 and 24% in 2025.
Useful-Sand2913 on
Breaking the €5 barrier was big psychologically (change from a note for one pint), now they won’t stop until we get close to €10.
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If Murphy’s or Beamish were more widely available where I live I’d happily never drink Guinness again.
That’s about 3% inflation per year.
Had my first pub pint of stout in 1997. I got change from £2.
Awh this makes it look so reasonable. Please delete.
Took 10 years to go from €4 to €5 and 3.5 to go from €5 to €6.
Lovely.
You can pay nearly that for a “posh coffee” in some places
There was a massive increase of cost of materials, electricity, transport etc. since 2019. Some of that has come down, some hasn’t.
51551 wash your hands
4% inflation over 10 years is around 150% growth.
It looks parabolic because the y axis only goes from 4 to 6. If there was a 10c increase and the y axis went from 4 to 4.10, it would look the same.
The real story here is that incomes have not matched inflation.
Good thing wages have risen in line with this… right right… oh wait that was rent.
Why tho
Is this worse than general inflation? Whats the rise in average earnings over the last decade?
Based on an article in Limerick Live, since 1997, the stout to wage ratio peaked in 2007 when drinkers were able to buy 196 pints with the average weekly salary. That is 32 extra pints per week than 2024 (based on the average weekly salary of €922) when you could buy 164 pints. That was at an average cost per pint of €5.62 so it has gotten slightly better since then. €6.08 per pint and the average salary per week is €1,015.43 (CSO) Q2 2025. However the salaries are based on the mean rather than median (€699.28) so the numbers are skewed by higher earners. The median salary today can buy approx 115 pints per week.
Arrest all involved. Get the army in. Shut down the roads and all libraries.
This is why I don’t drink anymore, I actually can’t afford it here
What does the graph look like as when price is plotted against minimum wage?
You’d swear Diageo are the only producers of alcohol in world.
The brand loyalty is fucking madness.
https://preview.redd.it/d1u19hwdqodg1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=87e0cd63047237552a2d32f338c74cc28dafe759
Joe – lower the price . You are ripping off drinkers!
I think OP was referring to the size of that head!
Cost of doing business keeps going up, mandatory pensions a good example, that cost hits the tax payer twice, funding it and employers putting prices up.
🤔🤔🤔 this explains the increase of brewing videos on tiktok…
I wonder what shed Guinness would taste like…
Where TF can I get a pint for €6?
The less people drink, the more the price increases.
Graph needs to start from zero to show off proportional change correctly.
Leaving outgoings aside, as this will differ for everyone, the average weekly wage in 2012 was €36,079 which is around €17.35 per hour. The same average hourly rate in 2025 is €25.23.
A pint in 2012 was around €4.00. A pint today is around €6.08.
That means, as a percentage of average hourly wages, a pint cost 23% in 2012 and 24% in 2025.
Breaking the €5 barrier was big psychologically (change from a note for one pint), now they won’t stop until we get close to €10.