Hand-drawn architectural diagrams by two men who helped shape the face of Cork are to go on public display for the first time.

National Heritage Week

ONE of the largest construction groups in the country, BAM Contractors returned to profit last year despite writing down its Irish property portfolio by €37.7 million.

THOUSANDS of people are expected to cast aside the arctic blues and head into Cork city this weekend to savour the Christmas atmosphere, especially on the Grand Parade.

ONE of Cork city’s best known characters has lamented the closure of the Beamish & Crawford brewery, saying Cork will lose part of its soul.

“A SAD day for Cork” was how Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin described the decision by Heineken Ireland to close its 200-year-old Beamish & Crawford brewery in Cork.

Heineken today announced the impending closure of its Beamish & Crawford brewery in Cork in March 2009 with the loss of around 120 jobs.

WHETHER either the Beamish & Crawford brewery on Cork’s South Main Street or the Heineken Ireland brewery on the city’s Watercourse Road will still be in operation in two years time is a very real question as the news is digested that the Competition Authority won’t be stopping the takeover of Ireland’s oldest brewery by Heineken Ireland.

FROM whale-watching to historical re-enactments and from nighttime bat walks to lectures in stately homes, an impressive 1,000 events will take place across the country for Heritage Week, which will see a large number of historic buildings throw open their doors to the public, many for the first time.

A MANAGEMENT buyout at the Beamish & Crawford brewery in Cork could be the final resolution to concerns raised by the Irish Competition Authority to Heineken’s proposed €10.5 partial billion takeover of Scottish & Newcastle.

DRINKERS in Cork yesterday told Carlsberg and Heineken bosses: “Hands off our city’s breweries!”

The brewers of one of Ireland’s favourite alcoholic drinks were today toasting their success at a prestigious international awards ceremony.

THE brewer of Bass, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's favourite tipple, is to close its manufacturing facility in Belfast with the loss of 85 jobs.

Brewer Scottish & Newcastle today said annual profits at its UK business would top last year thanks to better-than-expected market conditions in the pub trade.

Brewing group Scottish & Newcastle today cleared a key hurdle in its drive to secure a foothold in the fast-growing Chinese beer market.