Today I will discuss House of Beamish. I think I remember the plot from history class, but we were all quite drunk
Much like Downton Abbey, House of Guinness is best treated as a delightful hallucinatory cheese dream
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House of Guinness: Fact v fiction – Is the Netflix series historically accurate?
Guinness heir says show ‘makes no ambition at relating to purely fact’
Minnesota governor Tim Walz left explaining ‘what the hell is happening in America’ to Irish politicians
Former US vice presidential candidate urges Irish companies to see Minnesota as a state that ‘values global connection’
Def Leppard frontman’s neighbour rocked by high decibels emanating from Stepaside home
Plus: the other Guinness book; Roddy Doyle’s struggles to read the Booker small print; and Paul Murphy’s worries about Irish military aggression
Guinness heir: ‘The nostalgic smell hits me as I walk around The Liberties today, and I always know then I am home’
Ned Guinness shares his childhood memories of life in Farmleigh House, former home of the Guinness family
Miriam Lord’s Week: McDowell turns a page as Steen seethes
Senator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame game
James Norton on perfecting a Dublin accent for House of Guinness: ‘I knew if I didn’t work hard, I’d be really exposed’
The British actor learned a lot about social, religious and political upheaval in 19th-century Ireland while working on Steven Knight’s new Netflix show
The rise of zero-zero: alcohol-free beer sales up 150% in five years
‘If someone had told me that I’d be serving zero alcohol beer - I’d have put them in a straitjacket,’ says Dublin bar owner
Oops! What branding flops tell us about the companies involved
Corporate makeovers can be very expensive and they frequently misfire
More than 380 new apartments approved for Dublin’s Grand Canal cost-rental and social homes scheme
But Minister for Housing accused of having ‘brass neck’ in telling city council to zone more land for residential property
Guinness owner seeks to double capacity at Kildare brewery
Diageo to use plant for ales, lagers and Guinness 0.0
First Look at dynastic House of Guinness TV series from the makers of Peaky Blinders
Coming to Netflix from September 25th, series has been pitched as part-Succession and part-Downton Abbey
Frank Sheerin obituary: The man behind the ‘Sally O’Brien and the way she might look at you’ ad
Dún Laoghaire native was a comedy scriptwriter and powerhouse of memorable advertising
Profits slump 28% at Guinness parent, Diageo
Diageo hunting for new CEO as interim boss says there is much more for company to do across its portfolio of brands
‘The aftertaste is terrible’: Irish pubs lament the arrival of Chinese-brewed Guinness
Bar owners fear business loss amid a chorus of complaints from customers longing for the original pint of plain
Guinness Storehouse offered as location for Ireland’s EU presidency events
Suggestion made when boss of drinks giant Diageo met Micheál Martin and discussed US tariffs
Guinness owner Diageo to replace chief executive Debra Crew
Struggling FTSE 100 drinks group searching for new chief to lead turnaround and rebuild investor confidence
Extended three-bed home in Crumlin with peaceful garden for €650,000
Stylish, modernised semidetached home was originally built for Guinness workers
Sales of non-alcoholic Guinness surged 35% last year
Product expected to take up about 12% of all production at St James’s Gate in near future, Diageo Ireland said
Guinness and Three seen as Ireland’s ‘top sponsors’ as number of deals rises 29%
Data show the ‘enduring appeal’ of rugby as a sponsorship platform in Ireland, report from consultancy group Onside says
Glass half full for Guinness, half empty for Diageo
Sales of the black stuff are up, yet the rest of Diageo’s portfolio is struggling
Fontaines DC at Guinness Storehouse: A match made in heaven
Support for Palestine and Kneecap evident from both Fontaines and Lankum
Tariff relief hopes boost recovery in global stocks
Iseq index up 2.3% as banks move higher, fuelled by positive updates from a trio of US lenders
Is Guinness owner Diageo on activist investors’ radar as stock languishes at eight-year low?
Sales of some key spirits are flagging, but it is unclear if this is a return to a pre-Covid norm or a shift in consumer tastes
Diageo scraps guidance amid tariffs and demand uncertainty
Company is under pressure as sales slip despite 13% surge for Guinness
Diageo faces possible $600m hit from tariffs
Guinness-maker highlights changing political landscape globally and the threat of tariffs as a key risk to its business
My 40-year-old body is in a constant state of recovery from moderate drinking
Despite my drinking habits moving into the moderate range, the issue of fatigue arose, days, weeks, months and years of feeling ‘a little bit tired’
Diageo does not intend to sell Guinness or its stake in Moet Hennessy
Bloomberg News previously reported that the UK drinks company was reviewing its portfolio, with a spin-off or sale of Guinness under consideration
Diageo weighs Guinness sale amid drinks brands review
Drinks giant is grappling with sliding demand for its wider products and falling share price
Public relations pioneer Pat Heneghan dies following illness
Communications adviser played key roles in corporate battles, 1979 papal visit and electoral success of Fine Gael
Price of a pint of Guinness set to rise again
Customers could expected to pay a multiple of the 6 cent increase when Vat, duty and profit margins are calculated
Great Guinness heist: UK thieves steal truck carrying 35,000 pints
Load of 400 50-litre kegs of stout – equivalent to 35,200 pints – disappears from a logistics hub
From Paul Mescal to Bad Sisters to Claire Keegan, the green wave keeps rolling
Unfortunately, the lived experience of creatives working in Ireland is often a struggle
UK Guinness shortage: Reserves earmarked for Irish customers raided to ease pressure
Brewery has also put shipments bound for North America on standby for potential diversion to the UK in case security stocks fail to fill gap
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