Government awarded permits that cover area of 4,319sq km for period of three years
Cooley Distillery
Botswana Diamonds raised €291,000 earlier this year from new and existing investors
Irish company is active in both Botswana and South Africa
Businessman will build houses on site after opposition to plan
Award-winning company was first to open a new distillery in Dublin in over 125 years
Arrival of Brown-Forman means the future of Slane Castle seems more assured now
Takeover is the biggest in the drinks industry since Pernod Ricard’s €5.6bn acquisition of Swedish owner of Absolut vodka
Deal will give Japanese group brands such as Jim Beam and Ireland's own Kilbeggan whiskey
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