William Lavelle

Whiskey sales in Ireland rise 5.4% to 6.62m bottles

Jameson retains market leader slot in image flip from a ‘dad drink’ to a younger profile

Over 1 million visitors expected at whiskey distillery visitor centres

Number of visitor centres expected to rise to 21 with eight more opening in 2019

Irish whiskey producers look east for growth opportunities

Rivals coming together with aid of Bord Bia to target growth in China and Japan

€138m whiskey maturation development gets the go-ahead

Permission granted on appeal for project covering 12 maturation warehouses

Government accused of ‘schizophrenic’ attitude towards Irish whiskey

Article claims Government wants the benefits of a thriving whiskey industry but would prefer ‘if no one actually drinks the stuff’

Spirits high in Irish whiskey as domestic sales soar by 41%

Jameson, Bushmills, Teelings, Tullamore Dew, Knappogue Castle and Writers Tears all performed well in 2017

Whiskey business orders up more barley and malt

Industry calls for sustainable supply and greater variety of grains as sales surge

Irish whiskey distilleries see visitor numbers rise by 11%

Some 814,000 people travelled to whiskey visitor centres last year

O’Sullivan and Fitzgerald to be questioned at tribunal in January

Two will appear at public hearings of Charleton Tribunal into Garda whistleblower

Irish cream liqueur sales set to break 100m bottle barrier this year

Sales of Baileys and other brands on the up after ‘lost decade’ when growth stagnated

Fitzgerald, advisers and private secretary all received key email

Email in relation to Garda legal strategy leads to Government crisis

Plans for over 8,000 new Dublin homes to be published in weeks

Response to housing crisis: New Dublin suburb to be created in Clonburris

Adamstown: Better transport network needed to clear congestion

‘My estate is lovely ... the only problem really stems from infrastructure and traffic’

Liffey’s poor water quality raises concerns over ‘blueway’ plans

Dublin council says a popular section of the river is suffering ‘microbial contamination’

Senior Fine Gael figures fear Taoiseach may not step aside this week

Enda Kenny ‘knows Varadkar and Coveney will not wield knife’, says Minister

Ex-Fitzgerald adviser declares for Varadkar in FG race

Taoiseach to confirm his departure date at this week’s parliamentary party meeting

Man stabbed, slashed and run over in Lucan murder

Neil Reilly from Lucan killed during assault following car chase through west Dublin

Councils apply for €600m from €50m development fund

Over 20 local authorities seek funding due out in 2017 to service lands zoned for housing

South Dublin homeowners will not face property tax hike

Cork County Council votes to keep tax at national rate to ‘protect public services’

Dart Underground needed to enable 17,000 new homes

New west Dublin suburb cannot be developed without a rail tunnel, says council

Dublin council raises concerns over Liffey Valley expansion

Proposed redevelopment would include an Olympic-size ice rink

New housing estate in Dublin refused permission

An Bord Pleanála rejects development near Adamstown due to its size and ‘poor quality’

Templeogue, Rathfarnham and Lucan could benefit from levy cut

Councillors says 50% cut would ‘promote and incentivise commercial development’

South Dublin councillors keep 2016 property tax discount

Council chief Daniel McLoughlin says cut means forgoing €4.6m in revenues next year

Council to respect Guerin family wishes over bridge name

Veronica Guerin’s family objected to naming of Newlands Cross flyover in her honour

Policing of water protest criticised by South Dublin County Council

Council passes emergency motion calling for police restraint during peaceful protests in Dublin region

South Dublin to cut property tax by 15%

Councillors vote to cut the tax, returning average of €70 to homeowners

South Dublin profile: FG and SF likely to emerge as biggest parties

Local government changes include a new ward and boundary modifications

Debate over private sector staff in council will continue

Concerns voiced at last night’s monthly meeting over a perceived effort to undermine jobs with private-sector contracts

40 acre Lucan site returned to South Dublin County Council

Lands near Adamstown had been earmarked for almost 900 apartments

Green light for south Dublin Tesco “superstore”

Plans include 587 car parking spaces, a licensed retail anchor store and other retail units

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