The Central Statistics Office (CSO), which released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the previous month this week, is the source of this information.

The CPI, which measures how much prices of goods and services changed on average between October 2022 and October 2023, showed that the average cost of a pint of stout at licenced establishments nationwide was €5.62 in the previous month.

This indicates that a pint of plain now costs, on average, forty-seven cents more than it did a year ago.

In addition, the average price of a pint of beer across the country last month was €6.06, 50 cents more than it were in October 2022.

Furthermore, the CSO claims that since home drinking has grown more expensive, there has been a rise in more than simply pints at establishments with a licence.

Based on its index, the average cost of a 50cl can of beer for home use was €2.34 in October 2023, which represents an increase of eighteen cents over the same month the previous year.

In a similar vein, the average cost of a 50cl can of cider for take-home was €2.60 last month, increasing by fourteen cents from the previous year.

Following a rise in inflation in September 2023, price pressures for all consumer goods and services decreased in October 2023.

Despite this, prices are still growing quickly; between October 2022 and October 2023, the CPI increased by 5.1% overall.

However, in the 12 months leading up to September 2023, there was an annual growth of 6.4%, so this is lower.