For example, while working in the family business, the INIA’s new Chairman took the trouble...
Talking Trade
David Madigan – seeking to re-engage with the consumer
The LVA’s new Chairman is fairly steeped in the licensed trade. David Madigan’s...
James Woods — Liquor Licensing guru
Mention ‘Woods’ and ‘Liquor Licensing Law’ in the same breath to any barrister involved in the...
Andy O’Hara – “we’re all pushing in the same direction”
In an otherwise recessionary world, spirits sales here appeared to enjoy a 3.2 per cent fillip last...
David Smith — passionate about making pubs in Ireland...
David Smith, Diageo Ireland’s Country Manager here for the past eight months (since replacing John...
Jerry Buttimer’s ‘no prohibitionist’
Jerry Buttimer’s lasting impression of his time in the preparation of the recently-published Report...
Anna Malmhake “… It’s all about co-operation with the on-premise”
Anna Malmhake, IDL Pernod’s Chairman and Chief Executive, had never been to Ireland before but...
Tim Simmons – “Irish distributors are very savvy”
Tim Simmons, Business Development Manger with London-based International Wine & Spirits...
Tim Fenn — “Hotel industry remains in survival &...
The Irish Hotels Federation’s long-established Dublin HQ on Northbrook Rd, Ranelagh, is so...
The Number Cruncher
“If all the drinks in Ireland were drunk in pubs instead of off-licences, you’d have up...