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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
‘Splitting the G’ - why everybody in the US is drinking Guinness
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
I can’t tell you how many times someone has said to me: ‘You’re Irish! I’ve always wanted to visit Ireland. Is it really so green?’
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‘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
Markets sluggish as investors continue to pile into gold
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
We tend to be very selective in our attitudes towards commercialism and our national games
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
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