Black stuff brings €40m boost to city

THE very ‘essence of Guinness’ is now being brewed in Waterford.

A €40m investment in Waterford by Diageo, the company which produces Guinness is one of the largest private investments ever made on a single site in the city and county.

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Harney, officially opened the new production facility in Waterford city yesterday afternoon.