Guinness
Why is alcohol-free beer so expensive?
Walk up to a bar in Ireland and order an excise-free, non-alcoholic beer and you’ll pay close to the same as you would for the full strength equivalent
In 1980s Dublin, the communists had the best Good Friday shindigs
The goo – a longing for draught Guinness which overtakes the sufferer – contributed to left-wing causes in Dublin city
Keep your Michelin tasting menus: There’s no better pairing than a pint and a packet of Tayto
Modern Irish restaurants are mostly fabulous, but what’s distinctly Irish about them?
How Diageo is set to make a frothy $1bn from a cricket team
Guinness owner set to cash in from sale of India’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Plaques broad and narrow – Frank McNally on Dublin street honours big, small and missing
City keen to celebrate citizens and even daft causes, but one omission needs correcting
How Irish wool became cool: from Rathlin Island rope to JW Anderson’s Wicklow yarn
‘Forty kilos of our wool were tested by JW Anderson’s team, and Jonathan loved it’
Diageo granted planning permission to double capacity at Kildare brewery
Move will bring total spend on project to an estimated €459m
A contested fry, Guinness shortages and police raids: St Patrick’s week in Brussels
Europe letter: St Patrick’s Day receptions are a classic exercise in diplomatic soft power, but securing an invitation can be a challenge
Pipe dreams: Sylvia Thompson on how a music teacher played his way into the record books
Nonstop organ-playing feat spawned interschool music festival now celebrating its 50th anniversary
Should Diageo sell everything else and change its name to Guinness plc?
It’s the fastest-growing beer brand in North America
Guinness a rare highlight for Diageo as sales slide and new CEO slashes dividend
Dave Lewis moves to reduce shareholder payouts to build ‘financial flexibility’ and slams poor customer service
Horse manure piles up near Guinness Storehouse after change in Dublin council policy
Bags of waste from carriage horses no longer accepted at Liberties depot due to health and safety concerns
Elon Musk met John Collison for a pint. Here’s what happened
The conversation is mainly about Musk but still relatively revealing about Collison’s worldview. These are my takeaways
Willie Aherne on setting up a brewery to rival Guinness and Heineken: ‘We wanted to be masters of our own destiny’
The Palace Bar owner and fellow publicans established Changing Times as an alternative to ‘Big Stout’
MasterChef judge Grace Dent tried eating at Guinness’s Open Gate Brewery in London. She wasn’t impressed
Guinness, let the record show, cannot organise a piss-up in a brewery, writes Grace Dent
House of Guinness’s new chief wastes little time tackling stout at Diageo
The Irish stout brand has been a success story amid a challenging trading environment for the global drinks giant
The Irish Times view on the price of a pint: not so plain
Guinness is a multinational product, a cultural artefact and a shorthand for everyday affordability
Changing Times Brewery freezes prices for 2026 following Guinness hike
Company says it ‘can see no justification’ for increases by Diageo
Price of a pint of Guinness and 0.0 alternative set to climb by about 20 cent
Diageo says increase ‘essential to maintain sustainable operations in Ireland’ as publicans warn it heightens risk of more pub closures
Guinness and Boyzone diplomacy: How Irish Embassies exercise soft power around the world
Internal study gives an insight into how Department of Foreign Affairs views Irish influence abroad
‘You get hooked on ringing a bell. It becomes like a fix’: Christmas in the belfry at Christ Church
The bells of the cathedral ring out across Dublin, marking Christmas, New Year, and everyday life — thanks to a devoted team of volunteers
Why are British social media influencers in dark snugs seeking perfect pints of Guinness?
Is Guinness, especially in an Anglo-Irish context, a more palatable brand of Irishness for the wax-jacket set?
Five new tourism measures geared to help boost visitor numbers to Ireland
Important sector a money spinner for national economy, but intention is to leverage attractions
The Houses of Guinness: Hotbeds of scandal, from Ashford Castle to ‘Heartbreak House’
A tome of architectural brilliance, uncomfortable historical truths and a complicated legacy of power and philanthropy
Guinness owner Diageo names former Tesco boss Dave Lewis as its new CEO
Shares in FTSE 100 drinks group jump on appointment of consumer industry veteran to revive fortunes
Sales fall at Guinness parent Diageo against ‘challenging backdrop’ and US tariffs
Impact of US tariffs and soft Chinese consumer sentiment will leave net sales ‘flat to slightly down’ for full 2026 financial year
Amazon deal lifts tech stocks as Wall Street rally fizzles
Ryanair lifts Iseq index after reporting record second quarter performance
‘The Irish thing always sells over here’: a New York shop selling Foxford blankets, Guinness prints and Sinéad O’Connor totes
Dubliner Alison Doyle left her stressful job in tech sales to open Irish homeware and gifts shop Irving Green
A Family Succession: Arthur Edward Guinness gives a sober account of his family’s history
Judging by this book, the screenwriter of Netflix’s House of Guinness took a heavy dose of artistic licence
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
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
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