It’s ale gone pear-shaped for beer fans after this year’s Dublin Oktoberfest was axed over skyrocketing insurance premiums.
The popular festival will be not going ahead because of “unprecedented increases” a statement by the organisers revealed.
A spokesman for the event said on Facebook: “As much as we love coming to Dublin and doing our event with you guys the 2019 event cannot go ahead due to unprecedented increases in our insurance premium.
“In Germany we are not used to the claim culture that has developed in Ireland and therefore we have decided to take a break this year.
"The belief that putting in an insurance claim doesn’t hurt anyone except the insurance company is incorrect.
“Consequently great fun events like ours find it hard to go ahead when suspect insurance claims from a small minority of people can ruin it for everybody.”
But the organisers promised the festival will go ahead next year, adding: “We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our loyal patrons and Irish partners that have helped us with the event over the years and ask you to look forward to Oktoberfest 2020.”
