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London pubs turn to ration cards amid Guinness shortage
Forced to improvise after its supply of Guinness dropped, at least one London pub didn’t lose it head
No disruption to Irish Guinness supplies for Christmas, Diageo says
‘Exceptional consumer demand’ for the stout in recent months has led to distribution issues in England, Wales and Scotland
Good things come to those who wait - Diageo limits UK Guinness supply
Move follows increased popularity of its stout but supply issues will not affect Irish market
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Now the fastest-growing imported beer in terms of sales, the pint of plain has been making up for lost ground since the pandemic
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Guinness 0.0 sales surge as Diageo boosts production to keep pace
With sales surging almost 50%, brewery hopes to supply pints of the alcohol free plain to 2,000 pubs across Ireland this Christmas
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‘As the new world invited those of us with unusual names in, and as this country accepted me, I welcome my Venezuelan deliverers to this world where they find themselves – Colombia’
‘More like a palace than a house’: Locals join dig at ruins of Guinness mansion in Dublin
Hundreds of volunteers have helped unearth artefacts at site in St Anne’s Park
Visits to Irish museums and galleries topped pre-Covid levels in 2023
Guinness Storehouse is the Republic’s most-visited fee-charging attraction, welcoming close to 1.5m people
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Iseq index adds 0.3% as financials move higher
Guinness flows but Diageo’s profits dry up
Chief executive bullish that challenges are temporary but a more profound consumer shift may be under way
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Fall in sales could spell trouble for Diageo’s ‘premium’ strategy
Guinness and Johnnie Walker maker reported its first global sales slump since the pandemic this week
Drop of The Black Stuff hits the spot for men with sensitive skin
John Larkin’s lockdown hobby of making soap has grown into a rapidly expanding start-up that is on course to make €5m in sales this year
Diageo slumps to first annual sales decline since 2020
Sales in Ireland increased 7% last year, primarily driven by Guinness
Cast revealed for House of Guinness drama by creator of Peaky Blinders
Belfast actor Anthony Boyle to play Arthur Guinness in new Netflix series from Steven Knight
Neglected Dublin theatre could be in line for a revival
The Rupert Guinness Theatre requires ‘substantial investment’; Def Leppard frontman at the top of the tree; and Garret FitzGerald’s love note from Sophia Loren
Surge in Guinness popularity fuels JD Wetherspoon sales
Sales have increased by 5.2% at the UK and Ireland pub chain
Connemara hunting lodge on private island adored by earls and kings for €2.9m
Connemara estate includes Victorian house on private island, two further houses and exclusive shooting rights on 9,600 acres
Way clear for Diageo to build new €200m Newbridge brewery
Sole objector to plans by drinks giant and Guiness brewer withdraws High Court challenge
Family affairs: How Ireland’s newly rich are putting money to work in secretive firms
As a result of sales of businesses, a plethora of family investment vehicles have sprung up in Dublin around Fitzwilliam Square and its adjacent streets
Almost 400 apartments planned for Dublin’s Grand Canal cost-rental scheme
Bluebell Waterways apartments will be on side of former canal water ponds in Dublin 12, used in the past to make Guinness
Guinness and the two-part pour: ‘Ordering a pint and letting it settle ... I think there’s a bit of solace in that’
Does letting your pint setttle change the taste? Do bar staff the world over have to learn exact 45-degree angles?
Hozier’s best-laid expansion plans in danger of going awry at Wicklow dwelling
Sara Baume’s publisher chances its arm; prospects for Healy-Raes: The Next Generation; A mystery for a crime writer
Dublin City traffic plan not so good for Guinness
Proposed bus gates along city quays would increase truck journey times, raise CO2 emissions, and cost Diageo up to €2.2m annually
Emer McLysaght: I’ve never drunk a full pint of Guinness
At the risk of setting feminism back to the marriage bar, there is a coolness about a woman drinking a pint of the black stuff
Guinness sales boosted by strong take-up in the stout among women
Sharp decline in Latin America weighs on its overall performance
Let’s be real about the Páirc Uí Chaoimh renaming controversy: money has always been part of the GAA
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Is Diageo about to call time on its Irish ales and lagers?
News publisher Axios says Diageo is planning to sell its beer portfolio, with the exception of its Guinness stout
Diageo seeks to sell Smithwick’s, Harp and Kilkenny on margin concerns – report
Axios reported that the spirits giant is seeking to divest its non-Guinness beer portfolio
Guinness Storehouse named world’s best tourist attraction for 2023
Stout bastion overcomes Macchu Picchi and Taj Mahal to win prestigious award
Diageo Ireland boss Barry O’Sullivan: ‘Behaviour towards alcohol is shifting’
Guinness 0.0 could eventually constitute 15% of Guinness sales, drinks group chief says
Heineken axes Island’s Edge stout, Aldi’s profits dip, and thousands ‘illegally’ paid less than minimum wage
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Heineken Ireland axes Island’s Edge stout
Stout backed with multimillion euro marketing campaign failed to lure drinkers
Businesses need to consider housing its staff
Homes for workers are not new, just look at what Guinness built
An Invitation To The Kennedys by Emily Hourican: Glamorous historical novel has echoes of the present
Story focuses on JFK’s sister being thrown into high society in pre-war England and sets multiple stories rotating with the elegance of a carousel
Diageo warns that delays could jeopardise Kildare brewery
Appeal against €200 million carbon-neutral project has stalled progress
Augmented reality map could change how tourists and locals experience Dublin city
City council and Google partner up to make the capital ‘first city in the world’ to use AR technology for tourism
Dunnes Stores to open in Point Village, Irish-Saudi business links, and fantasy rail strategy
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The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Barry O’Sullivan, managing director of Diageo Ireland
The drinks giant invested €25m in new tanks for its St James’s Gate brewery in a move to increase capacity to meet rapidly growing demand for its non-alcoholic offering, Guinness 0.0.
Diageo full-year sales beat estimates as whiskey, tequila and Guinness remain popular
Drinks giant saw organic net sales rise 6.5 per cent in the year to June 30th despite the impact of rising energy prices
Price of a pint of Guinness to rise by 4 cent next month
Diageo cites rising business costs as reason for the increase, the second hike announced by the company this year
Staff unrest at Intercom, Davy downgrades Irish GDP forecast, and Diageo’s €25m brewery investment
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Diageo invests €25m into Guinness brewery to ramp up production of non-alcoholic stout
New tanks, with capacity of almost 90 million pints, will ramp up production of Guinness 0.0 by 300%
Ballymore gets green light to develop part of Guinness brewery in Dublin for housing, hotels and offices
The scheme is set to include 336 build-to-rent units, two hotels, offices, a food hall, a performing space and landscaped public area
Water crisis threatens supply of Guinness and other drinks, Diageo warns
Drinks giant used 17.5bn litres of water across its group operations last year
Conor Pope: Why does a zero-alcohol, low-tax pint cost the same as a normal beer?
Pricewatch: An alcoholic pint is subject to a 54 cent excise charge and a higher Vat rate than the alcohol-free version
Guinness delivery workers awarded €114,000 over unfair dismissal
WRC rules against subcontractor over alleged unauthorised and undocumented keg deliveries in Dublin
Diageo’s €200m Newbridge brewery plan attracts lone objector
Athy resident says he backs project but that it should be located in his town on environmental grounds
‘It’s my happy place’ - Irish Deadpool fan breaks Guinness World Record by collecting 2,220 items
‘When I sit in the comic cave, I feel a sense of achievement’, says Gareth Peter Pahliney from Cloghan, Co Offally
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