Why is alcohol-free beer so expensive?
Walk up to a bar in Ireland and order an excise-free, non-alcoholic beer and you’ll pay close to the same as you would for the full strength equivalent
Guinness
In 1980s Dublin, the communists had the best Good Friday shindigs
The goo – a longing for draught Guinness which overtakes the sufferer – contributed to left-wing causes in Dublin city
Keep your Michelin tasting menus: There’s no better pairing than a pint and a packet of Tayto
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How Diageo is set to make a frothy $1bn from a cricket team
Guinness owner set to cash in from sale of India’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Plaques broad and narrow – Frank McNally on Dublin street honours big, small and missing
City keen to celebrate citizens and even daft causes, but one omission needs correcting
How Irish wool became cool: from Rathlin Island rope to JW Anderson’s Wicklow yarn
‘Forty kilos of our wool were tested by JW Anderson’s team, and Jonathan loved it’
Diageo granted planning permission to double capacity at Kildare brewery
Move will bring total spend on project to an estimated €459m
A contested fry, Guinness shortages and police raids: St Patrick’s week in Brussels
Europe letter: St Patrick’s Day receptions are a classic exercise in diplomatic soft power, but securing an invitation can be a challenge
Pipe dreams: Sylvia Thompson on how a music teacher played his way into the record books
Nonstop organ-playing feat spawned interschool music festival now celebrating its 50th anniversary
Should Diageo sell everything else and change its name to Guinness plc?
It’s the fastest-growing beer brand in North America
Guinness a rare highlight for Diageo as sales slide and new CEO slashes dividend
Dave Lewis moves to reduce shareholder payouts to build ‘financial flexibility’ and slams poor customer service
Horse manure piles up near Guinness Storehouse after change in Dublin council policy
Bags of waste from carriage horses no longer accepted at Liberties depot due to health and safety concerns
Elon Musk met John Collison for a pint. Here’s what happened
The conversation is mainly about Musk but still relatively revealing about Collison’s worldview. These are my takeaways
Willie Aherne on setting up a brewery to rival Guinness and Heineken: ‘We wanted to be masters of our own destiny’
The Palace Bar owner and fellow publicans established Changing Times as an alternative to ‘Big Stout’
MasterChef judge Grace Dent tried eating at Guinness’s Open Gate Brewery in London. She wasn’t impressed
Guinness, let the record show, cannot organise a piss-up in a brewery, writes Grace Dent
House of Guinness’s new chief wastes little time tackling stout at Diageo
The Irish stout brand has been a success story amid a challenging trading environment for the global drinks giant
The Irish Times view on the price of a pint: not so plain
Guinness is a multinational product, a cultural artefact and a shorthand for everyday affordability
Changing Times Brewery freezes prices for 2026 following Guinness hike
Company says it ‘can see no justification’ for increases by Diageo
Price of a pint of Guinness and 0.0 alternative set to climb by about 20 cent
Diageo says increase ‘essential to maintain sustainable operations in Ireland’ as publicans warn it heightens risk of more pub closures
Guinness and Boyzone diplomacy: How Irish Embassies exercise soft power around the world
Internal study gives an insight into how Department of Foreign Affairs views Irish influence abroad
‘You get hooked on ringing a bell. It becomes like a fix’: Christmas in the belfry at Christ Church
The bells of the cathedral ring out across Dublin, marking Christmas, New Year, and everyday life — thanks to a devoted team of volunteers
Why are British social media influencers in dark snugs seeking perfect pints of Guinness?
Is Guinness, especially in an Anglo-Irish context, a more palatable brand of Irishness for the wax-jacket set?
Five new tourism measures geared to help boost visitor numbers to Ireland
Important sector a money spinner for national economy, but intention is to leverage attractions
The Houses of Guinness: Hotbeds of scandal, from Ashford Castle to ‘Heartbreak House’
A tome of architectural brilliance, uncomfortable historical truths and a complicated legacy of power and philanthropy
Guinness owner Diageo names former Tesco boss Dave Lewis as its new CEO
Shares in FTSE 100 drinks group jump on appointment of consumer industry veteran to revive fortunes
Sales fall at Guinness parent Diageo against ‘challenging backdrop’ and US tariffs
Impact of US tariffs and soft Chinese consumer sentiment will leave net sales ‘flat to slightly down’ for full 2026 financial year
Amazon deal lifts tech stocks as Wall Street rally fizzles
Ryanair lifts Iseq index after reporting record second quarter performance
‘The Irish thing always sells over here’: a New York shop selling Foxford blankets, Guinness prints and Sinéad O’Connor totes
Dubliner Alison Doyle left her stressful job in tech sales to open Irish homeware and gifts shop Irving Green
A Family Succession: Arthur Edward Guinness gives a sober account of his family’s history
Judging by this book, the screenwriter of Netflix’s House of Guinness took a heavy dose of artistic licence
Today I will discuss House of Beamish. I think I remember the plot from history class, but we were all quite drunk
Much like Downton Abbey, House of Guinness is best treated as a delightful hallucinatory cheese dream
House of Guinness: Fact v fiction – Is the Netflix series historically accurate?
Guinness heir says show ‘makes no ambition at relating to purely fact’
Minnesota governor Tim Walz left explaining ‘what the hell is happening in America’ to Irish politicians
Former US vice presidential candidate urges Irish companies to see Minnesota as a state that ‘values global connection’
Def Leppard frontman’s neighbour rocked by high decibels emanating from Stepaside home
Plus: the other Guinness book; Roddy Doyle’s struggles to read the Booker small print; and Paul Murphy’s worries about Irish military aggression
Guinness heir: ‘The nostalgic smell hits me as I walk around The Liberties today, and I always know then I am home’
Ned Guinness shares his childhood memories of life in Farmleigh House, former home of the Guinness family
Miriam Lord’s Week: McDowell turns a page as Steen seethes
Senator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame game
James Norton on perfecting a Dublin accent for House of Guinness: ‘I knew if I didn’t work hard, I’d be really exposed’
The British actor learned a lot about social, religious and political upheaval in 19th-century Ireland while working on Steven Knight’s new Netflix show
The rise of zero-zero: alcohol-free beer sales up 150% in five years
‘If someone had told me that I’d be serving zero alcohol beer - I’d have put them in a straitjacket,’ says Dublin bar owner
Oops! What branding flops tell us about the companies involved
Corporate makeovers can be very expensive and they frequently misfire
More than 380 new apartments approved for Dublin’s Grand Canal cost-rental and social homes scheme
But Minister for Housing accused of having ‘brass neck’ in telling city council to zone more land for residential property
Guinness owner seeks to double capacity at Kildare brewery
Diageo to use plant for ales, lagers and Guinness 0.0
First Look at dynastic House of Guinness TV series from the makers of Peaky Blinders
Coming to Netflix from September 25th, series has been pitched as part-Succession and part-Downton Abbey
Frank Sheerin obituary: The man behind the ‘Sally O’Brien and the way she might look at you’ ad
Dún Laoghaire native was a comedy scriptwriter and powerhouse of memorable advertising
Profits slump 28% at Guinness parent, Diageo
Diageo hunting for new CEO as interim boss says there is much more for company to do across its portfolio of brands
‘The aftertaste is terrible’: Irish pubs lament the arrival of Chinese-brewed Guinness
Bar owners fear business loss amid a chorus of complaints from customers longing for the original pint of plain
Guinness Storehouse offered as location for Ireland’s EU presidency events
Suggestion made when boss of drinks giant Diageo met Micheál Martin and discussed US tariffs
Guinness owner Diageo to replace chief executive Debra Crew
Struggling FTSE 100 drinks group searching for new chief to lead turnaround and rebuild investor confidence
Extended three-bed home in Crumlin with peaceful garden for €650,000
Stylish, modernised semidetached home was originally built for Guinness workers
Sales of non-alcoholic Guinness surged 35% last year
Product expected to take up about 12% of all production at St James’s Gate in near future, Diageo Ireland said
Guinness and Three seen as Ireland’s ‘top sponsors’ as number of deals rises 29%
Data show the ‘enduring appeal’ of rugby as a sponsorship platform in Ireland, report from consultancy group Onside says
Glass half full for Guinness, half empty for Diageo
Sales of the black stuff are up, yet the rest of Diageo’s portfolio is struggling
Fontaines DC at Guinness Storehouse: A match made in heaven
Support for Palestine and Kneecap evident from both Fontaines and Lankum
Tariff relief hopes boost recovery in global stocks
Iseq index up 2.3% as banks move higher, fuelled by positive updates from a trio of US lenders
Is Guinness owner Diageo on activist investors’ radar as stock languishes at eight-year low?
Sales of some key spirits are flagging, but it is unclear if this is a return to a pre-Covid norm or a shift in consumer tastes
Diageo scraps guidance amid tariffs and demand uncertainty
Company is under pressure as sales slip despite 13% surge for Guinness
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