This report has been commissioned by the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI), the trade association representing brewers, distillers, brand owners and distributors in Ireland. Ciaran Fitzgerald, an agri-food economist has undertaken the study on behalf of ABFI. This report sets out a series of recommendations which the sector is calling on the Government to implement to reduce the economic impact of a hard Brexit which will have a profound impact on the sector combined with the proposed introduction of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.