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The drinks industry claims new alcohol labelling laws will make Ireland a ‘global pariah’
Health Minister Simon Harris is expected to retain cancer warning labels in the new alcohol bill.
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Sep 26th 2018, 2:32 PM
Ahead of opening its €5m Longford facility, Lough Ree Distillery has released its first blend
The new distillery and visitor centre will be built in an old post office in Lanesborough.
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Sep 24th 2018, 11:31 AM
A bid to keep GAA fan haunt the Big Tree serving on match days has been blocked
The site is being turned into a hotel, but publican Louis Fitzgerald wanted to keep the beer garden open.
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Sep 22nd 2018, 4:00 PM
SuperValu's owner is buying upmarket grocer Donnybrook Fair
The sale will expand Musgrave’s footprint in the Dublin and fine-foods markets.
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Sep 21st 2018, 10:44 AM
A bid to keep GAA fan haunt the Big Tree serving on match days has been blocked
The site is being turned into a hotel, but publican Louis Fitzgerald wanted to keep the beer garden open.
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Sep 20th 2018, 4:39 PM
'They're dropping like flies': Why Cork pubs have been closing in droves
The Rebel County has lost more than 300 venues over a little more than a decade.
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Sep 20th 2018, 4:01 PM
Coca-Cola has been told to pay 'winding down' fees to sacked Kildare workers
The soft drinks giant is closing its Athy factory and moving production to Mayo.
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Sep 20th 2018, 3:55 PM
Another alcohol price hike could drum up an extra €140m for the public purse
An Irish Tax Institute report also considered the State’s options for ditching tourism’s 9% VAT rate.
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Sep 18th 2018, 12:27 PM
After branding battle, Conor McGregor will call his whiskey Proper No. Twelve
The MMA fighter’s new product will initially launch in Ireland and the US.
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Sep 17th 2018, 7:30 PM
After tapping out of a branding battle, Conor McGregor will call his whiskey Proper No. Twelve
The MMA fighter’s new product will initially launch in Ireland and the US.
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Sep 17th 2018, 5:42 PM
Restaurants might not have to provide free water after all - and could even charge for it
Hospitality groups previously slammed an EU proposal mandating them to quench the public’s thirst.
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Sep 16th 2018, 2:00 PM
The founder of Java Republic says people are sick of the ‘dreadful’ coffee chains
David McKernan also weighs in on ‘bulls**t’ coffee trends and a few controversial business contacts.
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Sep 16th 2018, 12:00 PM
'They're dropping like flies': Why Cork pubs have been closing in droves
The Rebel County has lost more than 300 venues over a little more than a decade.
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Sep 16th 2018, 10:14 AM
Fast-food chain sees 'huge' opportunities in Dublin - despite competition and high rent
The UK-based franchise has pushed back the launch of its first Irish outlet until early next year.
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Sep 15th 2018, 7:00 AM
Fast-food chain Leon sees 'huge' opportunities in Dublin - despite tough competition and high rent
The UK-based franchise has pushed back the launch of its first Irish outlet until early next year.
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Sep 13th 2018, 3:19 PM
The founder of Java Republic says people are sick of the ‘dreadful’ coffee chains
David McKernan also weighs in on ‘bulls**t’ coffee trends and a few controversial business contacts.
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Sep 13th 2018, 3:14 PM
A bid to keep GAA fan haunt the Big Tree serving on match days has been blocked
The site is being turned into a hotel, but publican Louis Fitzgerald wanted to keep the beer garden open.
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Sep 13th 2018, 1:01 AM
Conor McGregor's plan to release a Notorious whiskey brand has been iced
The MMA superstar dropped a trademark bid after running into opposition from an Irish beer brand.
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Sep 12th 2018, 9:20 PM
Conor McGregor's plan to release a Notorious whiskey brand has been iced
The MMA superstar dropped a trademark bid after running into opposition from an Irish beer brand.
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Sep 12th 2018, 6:03 PM
The founder of Java Republic says people are sick of the ‘dreadful’ coffee chains
David McKernan also weighs in on ‘bulls**t’ coffee trends and a few controversial business contacts.
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Sep 9th 2018, 6:00 PM
Fast-food chain Leon sees 'huge' opportunities in Dublin - despite tough competition and high rent
The UK-based franchise has pushed back the launch of its first Irish outlet until early next year.
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Sep 9th 2018, 2:00 PM
Why Rye River thinks its future is in brewing up the 'fine wines' of the craft beer world
After some turbulent times, the Kildare company is betting on the thirst for ‘super premium’ brews.
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Sep 8th 2018, 2:00 PM
A waitress who was sacked over a bad TripAdvisor review has been awarded €2,000
The woman claimed she was unfairly dismissed after a customer described her as ‘abrupt’.
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Sep 6th 2018, 2:45 PM
‘Starting the rock concerts put Slane on the map, but now we’re going in a new direction’
With a new distillery, Alex Conyngham is aiming to turn Slane Castle into a destination for whiskey.
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Sep 6th 2018, 2:32 PM
The dairy council can keep its ‘insulting’ ads - despite over a hundred complaints
But the advertising watchdog upheld objections to information on the NDC’s website.
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Sep 6th 2018, 2:31 PM
Gin and whiskey may be booming - but vodka is still the country’s most popular spirit
Sales of spirits increased in Ireland last year – but they still lag beer and wine.
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Sep 6th 2018, 1:00 AM
These are the most popular food and drink brands in Ireland
Indigenous names such as Brennans Bread, Avonmore and Tayto all ranked high in the list.
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Sep 5th 2018, 11:48 AM
A waitress who was sacked over a bad TripAdvisor review has been awarded €2,000
The woman claimed she was unfairly dismissed after a customer described her as ‘abrupt’.
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Sep 4th 2018, 12:03 PM
Pat McDonagh’s plans for a new Clare motorway plaza have been put on hold by the council
The Supermac’s boss has hit another stumbling block after weeks of controversy over fake letters.
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Sep 4th 2018, 11:20 AM
What we know about Pat McDonagh's Clare forecourt and its fake-letter planning controversy
The Supermac’s boss has been making headlines about a proposed motorway plaza outside Ennis.
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Sep 3rd 2018, 7:00 PM
‘Starting the rock concerts put Slane on the map, but now we’re going in a new direction’
With a new distillery, Alex Conyngham is aiming to turn Slane Castle into a destination for whiskey.
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Sep 2nd 2018, 6:00 AM
The dairy council can keep its ‘insulting’ ads - despite over a hundred complaints
But the advertising watchdog upheld objections to information on the NDC’s website.
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Sep 1st 2018, 4:00 PM
Jameson sales are booming - but its boss has hosed down talk of a new distillery
The Irish whiskey brand achieved double-digit growth last year.
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Aug 29th 2018, 11:14 AM
Upstart brands are giving Kraft Heinz a run for its money - so it's backing them
Ireland country manager David Adams wants to bring the American giant’s food startup programme here.
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Aug 26th 2018, 4:00 PM
'We want a level playing pitch': Retail groups take aim at pop-up markets
But one major operator says bricks-and-mortar firms are simply ‘unable to take competition’.
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Aug 26th 2018, 11:00 AM
A 'struggling' wing of Dundrum centre will be turned into a new food and drinks quarter
Toy shop Hamleys recently moved out of the district because its business was ‘no longer viable’.
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Aug 25th 2018, 7:00 PM
'You would want to be a bit crazy': The reality of business as a winemaker in Ireland
From growing grapes to adding peat, a few producers are trying to establish themselves in the wine trade.
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Aug 25th 2018, 6:00 PM
How Dublin startup Flipdish plans to overhaul Europe's 'fragmented' food-ordering market
The company recently bagged €2m to help sway restaurants from big players like Deliveroo.
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Aug 25th 2018, 2:00 PM
‘If you went to the bank and said you wanted to start an orchard, they’d tell you to cop on’
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Dan Kelly’s Cider.
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Aug 23rd 2018, 3:51 PM
'A car crash nearly ended our business on day one. I was worried we'd be a laughing stock of Galway'
One of the brothers behind the Dough Bro’s pizzeria talks about their journey so far.
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Aug 23rd 2018, 3:50 PM
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