Agri-Business
Irish whiskey industry lobbies US Congress on further protections
The body representing the all-island Irish whiskey industry is lobbying members of the US Congress for enhanced protections for the...
Agri-Business
The body representing the all-island Irish whiskey industry is lobbying members of the US Congress for enhanced protections for the...
Agri-Business
Representatives from the Irish whiskey industry highlighted the importance of products holding a geographical indication (GI) at an event held...
Agri-Business
The Irish Whiskey Association has called on the government and agencies north and south to develop a new all-island Food...
Agri-Business
A new all-island roadmap published today (Monday, May 30) by the Irish Whiskey Association is aiming to make Irish distilleries...
Agri-Business
International trade agreements have been crucial to the success of Irish whiskey abroad, according to the Irish Whiskey Association‘s inaugural...
Agri Politics
The news that two Irish protected geographical indications (PGIs) will be recognised by China, along with 100 other EU PGIs,...
Agri Politics
Irish whiskey has been included in a list of EU protected geographic indications (PGIs) that will be recognised by China...
Tillage
The first organic Irish whiskey, certified by the Organic Trust, has been launched by Waterford Distillery. The organic whiskey is...
Tillage
The US was the biggest market for Irish whiskey in 2019. According to the Irish Whiskey Association and Drinks Ireland,...
Tillage
In last week’s Farm to Fork Strategy, it was announced that the EU Commission “will strengthen the legislative framework on...
Agri Politics
Guinness and Irish distillers have been accused by Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) treasurer Tim Cullinan of “coining profits at the...
Tillage
“What I’d love to see is the Government to re-establish a tillage forum – or whatever you like to call...
Tillage
Whiskey produced in Ireland has been granted the legal protection of geographic indication status in India – the world’s largest...
Opinion
Last week, Irish whiskey received geographical indication (GI) status. There seemed to be great delight at this by many in...
Opinion
The malting barley industry in this country is slipping through our fingers and no one seems to notice. Consumers care....
Rural Life
An Bord Pleanala’s green light for the €140m whiskey maturation warehouse development at Moyvore, Co. Westmeath, will make a real...
Agri-Business
The Irish spirits industry had a bumper year in 2017, recording a 13.8% increase in exports last year, according to...
Agri-Business
The Irish Whiskey Tourism Strategy sets out how Ireland can become the world leader in whiskey tourism by 2030. The...