VFI - Member Profile

Vintners' Federation of Ireland - Member Profile

The Vintners Federation of Ireland was established in 1973 from smaller Associations for the protection and betterment of the livelihood of the individual publican.

The Vintners Federation has approximately 5,500 members.

The Federation is organised on a national and county basis. This ensures that members have full support from the trade at all levels for any policy decision, programme or plan. the National Executive Council considers are necessary to undertake.

The Federation’s aims and objectives are to:

Organise, promote and protect the interests of vintners and publicans.
Take combined action to look after the interests of its members.
Promote improvements in the law affecting the trade.
Represent the views of the Licensed Trade upon matters touching its interests.
Offer advice and circulate information to its’ members.
Improve the technical knowledge of its’ members.
Obtain special advantages for its’ membership.
Organise any Benevolent, Pension, Investment or other Fund for the well-being of Members.
Monitor developments in regulations as pertaining to the Licensed Trade.

Padraig Cribben - CEO of the VFI

Padraig Cribben is the Chief Executive of the Federation and a member of the ITIC Council and Executive Committee.

April 2009

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