Irish people pay 11 times more excise duty on beer than Germans, research showsA pint of beer in Ireland is levied with an excise rate of 55 cent, compared to just five cent in Germany.
€60m whiskey contract dispute between firms settled in Commercial CourtO'Malley Ireland Spirits Trading Ltd and Nonto DAC brought proceedings against Great Northern Distillery Ltd (GND), claiming they purchased some €60 million in whiskey from GND for around five years.
US trade tensions put Irish whiskey at risk, MEP warnsFine Gael MEP Regina Doherty has warned that the Irish whiskey sector "could soon be on the rocks" due to rising trade tensions driven by the United States