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Cider Consumption Rose 0.43% In Ireland In 2018

Total cider consumption rose by 0.43% in Ireland in 2018, according to the newly-published "Irish Cider Association Market Report". The report...

Majestic Wine Falls On Chairman Exit, Lack Of Details On Sale Of Stores

Shares in Majestic Wine fell on Thursday June 13 following the abrupt departure of its chairman and as a lack of details about the sale of its retail outle...

LVA Raises €25k For 'Jump For James's'

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has raised €25,000 on behalf of the 'Jump for James's' fundraiser. The charity event saw ten different members...

Domestic Sales Of Irish Whiskey Increase 5.4%

New data compiled by International Wine and Spirits Research (IWSR) indicates that domestic sales of Irish whiskey increased 5.4% last year, with the numbe...

Waterford's Blackwater Distillery Secures €3m Contract To Supply Aldi

Waterford’s Blackwater Distillery will have its gins sold in Australia thanks to a new international contract with retailer Aldi. The Waterford di...

Teeling Whiskey Distillery Has Played Host To 425k Visitors

Teeling Whiskey has told The Irish Times that its Dublin distillery has played host to 425,000 visitors and generated nearly €13 million in revenues s...

Almost 2.8m People Visited Irish Breweries And Distilleries In 2018

The number of people that visited brewery and distillery visitor centres in Ireland increased by 7.2% in 2018, rising to 2,778,500 million from 2,590,215 m...

Spirit Sales Increase 6.5% In Republic Of Ireland

New data released by International Wine and Spirits Research has revealed that sales of spirits in the Republic of Ireland increased 6.5% to 2.4 million ni...