Industry group calls for Government funding to boost Irish whiskey exports

A drinks industry group wants funding from both sides of the border to finance small whiskey producers’ international growth.

The Ibec-affiliated Drinks Ireland-Irish Whiskey Association has said that, with visitor centres closed, and sales channels – like bars, hotels and restaurants – shut, 2020 will prove very different to 2019 when global sales of Irish whiskey doubled and record numbers visited distilleries.