Pre-tax profits at the Teeling Whiskey Company soared by 73%, last year, to €2.95m, as the popularity of Irish whiskey continued to grow.

Microsoft announced the acquisition of interactive live-streaming service, Beam, which allows viewers to impact the game being played.

It’s a very special place, says Tommy Barker, near so many coastal and river attractions, an hour or less from Cork and Waterford

The US makers of Jim Beam, Canadian Club and Makers Mark have been sued for $100 million (€76.8m) by an importer that claims Beam Inc and its Cooley Distillery unit broke a contract to supply it with Michael Collins Irish Whiskey.

A 32% rise in the value of merger and acquisition activity in the Irish food and beverage sector, to €726m, was recorded in 2012.

Smirnoff owner Diageo is reportedly eyeing a slice of US-based whisky producer Beam.

American spirits giant Beam Inc has hired five Irish graduates to promote its Irish whiskey brands in the US market.

The US is a hugely important market for Irish food and drink companies, most notably whiskey and dairy producers, according to Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.

Irish whiskey is the world’s fastest growing spirit, though coming from a low base, according to a report by Davy Stockbrokers.

All it took was one good family night and three thirsty nobles to choose the blend for Slane Castle Whiskey.

Beam Inc., a global spirits company, has bought Cooley Distillery, the award-winning Irish whiskey producer.

IRELAND’S last remaining independent whiskey producer, the Cooley Distillery, has been acquired by US spirits giant Beam Inc — the producer of the Jim Beam bourbon brand — for nearly €73 million.

IF the world’s biggest spirits company Diageo wants to be a leading player in American whiskey, the experience of another major company attempting a US merger won’t give it much cause for cheer.

Cooley Distillery, the industry's only remaining independent Irish whiskey distillery, has been sold.