Diageo moves Guinness branding to Dublin

DRINKS group Diageo plans to move its entire Guinness branding unit to Dublin.

The company says 30 new jobs will be created as part of the expansion, which will see all branding activities for the black stuff development in its historic home in St James’s Gate in Dublin.

The expansion will add 13 employees for the Guinness branding operation and a further 17 staff to work on other Diageo brands, which include Baileys, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker whiskey.