The Craft Irish Whisky Co has sold a bottle of The Emerald Isle whisky to American collector Mike Daley for $2.8 million, marking a record for the world’s most expensive whisky. “The rebirth of Irish whiskey is relatively new, so I feel like I’m getting in on…
Irish whiskey maker Sliabh Liag Distillers has launched in Australia through an exclusive partnership with Dan Murphy’s. Two varieties of the Silkie Irish Whiskey will be available: The Legendary Silkie Irish Whiskey – which offers a butterscotch sweetness…
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has recalled some batches of Acecook Vietnam’s Hao Hao and ‘Good’ branded noodles for containing banned substances. On Aug. 20, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) announced that batches of Hao Hao and Good noodles…
The firm said it would close all its stores “in a phased manner” between the end of August and the end of September. This includes 19 stores that were already scheduled to close in July as their leases were expiring. The company has not disclosed how many…
Google has acquired Irish start-up Pointy, a firm that allows physical stores to make their products discoverable online. The deal is expected to be completed within the next few weeks, with TechCrunch reporting that the acquisition has seen Google pay €147…
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