Rural Life
Judge for 2024 Baileys cow competition named
This year’s Diageo Baileys Champion Cow will be judged by Markus Mock, who will arrive in the country later this...
Diageo
Agri-Business
Guinness owner Diageo records drop in profits
The owner of Guinness and spirit maker, Diageo has today (Tuesday, July 30) reported a drop in operating profit in...
Agri-Business
Watch: Whiskey tourism celebrates 700 years of promoting Irish produce
Irish whiskey tourism is celebrating 700 years of growth for both Irish ingredients and products, as distilleries in Ireland attracted...
Dairy
Diageo Baileys Champion Dairy Cow competition open for entries
The Diageo Baileys Champion Dairy Cow competition, which is on at this year’s Virgina Show on August 21, has been...
Agri-Business
Sod turned on €200m Diageo brewery in Kildare
By Gordon Deegan The sod has been turned on Guinness producer, Diageo’s new €200 million state-of-the-art carbon neutral brewery in...
Agri-Business
Diageo to spend over €100m to decarbonise St James’s Gate
Diageo has today (Thursday, May 16) announced plans to invest over €100 million to decarbonise its historic St. James’s Gate...
Tillage News
Diageo to proceed with new €200m brewery in Kildare
Drinks company Diageo is set to go ahead and build a new €200 million purpose-built brewery in Newbridge following the...
Tillage
Opportunity beckons for Ireland’s malting barley growers
The past fortnight has seen both Diageo and Boortmalt confirming their growing commitment to Ireland’s malting barley sector. The backdrop...
Tillage News
Wexford farmer wins top Malting Barley Excellence Award
The largest producer of malted barley in the world, Boortmalt and the largest purchaser of malted barley in Ireland Diageo,...
Tillage News
Grain growers urge Boortmalt to scrap drying charge
The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) has called on Boortmalt to scrap its newly introduced drying charge to its farmer...
Tillage News
Laois grower wins Guinness award for Malting Barley Excellence
The 2022 winner of the Guinness Perpetual Challenge Cup for Malting Barley Excellence is Paul Delaney, from Borris Great, Portlaoise,...
Agri-Business
Diageo unveils plans for €200m carbon neutral brewery
Diageo has today (Friday, July 15) announced plans to invest €200 million in Ireland’s first purpose-built carbon neutral brewery on...
Tillage News
Diageo regenerative agri pilot 'positive' for tillage sector
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has described the launch of the Diageo Regenerative Agriculture Pilot as a “positive development”. More...
Environment
Guinness and Baileys to go net carbon neutral in new Diageo action plan
Diageo, owner of the Guinness and Baileys drink brands, has unveiled a new 10-year sustainability action plan with the goal...
Tillage
Guinness breaks into non-alcoholic beer market
Last week, Guinness announced the launch of Guinness 0.0. The iconic brand describes the new product as “Guinness with everything,...
Tillage
Calls for Diageo to extend support to growers
Following the announcement yesterday, Wednesday, June 24, from Diageo that it would be rolling out a recovery fund for pubs...
Tillage
Diageo launches $100 million recovery fund for pubs and bars
Diageo, most commonly known as the maker of Guinness, announced a $100 million recovery fund today, Wednesday, June 24, that...
Agri-Business
Diageo pledges 2 million litres of alcohol to produce sanitiser
Diageo has pledged to enable the creation of more than eight million bottles of hand sanitiser, by donating up to...