Bar sales in Leinster House increased by 34% to nearly €445,000 last year, with current or former TDs and senators knocking back shots of tequila and sambuca, along with €27 measures of premium whiskey.
Politicians racked up almost €60,000 on their bar tabs during 2025 in the parliament’s two pubs: the Visitors’ Bar and the Members’ Bar, which is exclusively for current and former Oireachtas members.