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Shortcross Gin Wins Three Awards At Global Gin Masters 2016

Northern Irish distillery, Rademon Estate, located in Co. Down, has won a trio of awards for its Shortcross Gin at this years Gin Masters. Shortcross Gi...

C&C Group Partners With InterBev Singapore

C&C is partnering with InterBev Limited, beginning 1 September, 2016. The partnership, supported by F&N Foods, is designed to increase Magn...

Bulmers Forbidden Fruit Festival Kicks Off In Dublin

The sixth annual Bulmers Forbidden Fruit festival has kicked off, with three days of music and festivities taking place in the grounds of the Irish Museum...

Heineken Ireland Wins Marketing Team Of The Year Award

Heineken Ireland has won the Marketing Team of the Year Award at the recent All Ireland Marketing awards in Dublin. Heineken has praised the team for it...

Ireland "Not Going To Back Off" From New Alcohol Legislation Despite EU Concerns

Ireland is "not going to back off" on its commitment to bring in stricter new alcohol legislation under the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, despite...

O’Hara’s Launches Freebird IPA And Blues Festival Sponsorship

Craft brewery, O’Hara’s has launched the latest edition to its range, Freebird, a white IPA, while announcing its sponsorship of this year&rsqu...

Walsh Whiskey Distillery Opens In Carlow

The new Walsh Whiskey Distillery, worth €25 million, has been opened near the banks of the River Barrow at Royal Oak, Co. Carlow. The distillery at...

Drinks Industry Group Calls For Reversal Of Alcohol Excise

The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) has called for the reversal of excise duty on alcohol, after new figures from Eurostat revealed that alcohol pr...