William Lavelle

Irish Whiskey Association Warns Trade War With US Could Devastate Industry

An EU-US trade war could devastate the Irish whiskey industry, according to the Irish Whiskey Association. The body, which represents Ireland’s netwo...

Irish Whiskey Industry Outlines Plans To More Than Double Sales

The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has outlined plans to more than double worldwide sales of Irish whiskey by 2030, setting a target of increasing th...

Irish Whiskey Association Welcomes 14% Rise In Exports In 2017

Irish whiskey exports recorded a 14.2% increase in value in 2017, according to the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) 2017 Trade Statistics report, pu...

Growth In Irish Whiskey Sales Leading To Increased Demand For Irish Barley And Malt

The continuing global growth in Irish whiskey sales means that ensuring a sustainable future supply of barley and malt is critical to the continued growth...

Irish Whiskey Distillery Visitor Numbers Rose 11% In 2017

The Irish Whiskey Association has revealed that 814,000 people visited Ireland's 12 whiskey distillery centres in 2017, representing an 11% rise on the fig...

Irish Whiskey Exports Increase 19.9%

New figures from the CSO reveal that the value of global exports of Irish whiskey increased 19.9% to €314 million during the first seven months of 201...

Irish Spirits Association Hosts Inaugural Gin Producers Meeting

This week saw the Irish Spirits Association host the inaugural meeting of the country's gin producers. The event provided a forum to converse about the...

Drinks Industry Worried About Post-Brexit Duty-Free Sales

The National Off-Licence Association of Ireland has asserted that the sale of duty-free alcohol in the UK post-Brexit would spell "disaster" for...

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