Shares in Irish cider and beer maker C&C tumbled by more as much as 8% after Ireland and other European countries moved to cancel public gatherings in an attempt to counter the further spread of the coronavirus.

On Twitter, he’s described as a ‘superstar’, ‘legend’ and ‘hero’. But former Kerry GAA star Séamus Moynihan prefers to to keep a polite distance from such compliments.

C&C shares sank by nearly 4.5% as investors reacted negatively to news that the drinks group is looking for a chief executive following the sudden departure of Stephen Glancey.

Geoff Percival US investment giant BlackRock has built up a 4% stake in Irish drinks group, C&C.

Shares in C&C rose over 3% as the sales of Tennent’s lager in Britain and Bulmers cider in Ireland held up relatively well at the half-way stage, as the company gets through the Brexit uncertainty in good shape.

Shares in drinks group C&C surged nearly 5% on it announcing its intention to delist from the Irish Stock Exchange in favour of a single listing in London.

Drinks group C&C effectively doubled — to almost €5m — combined pay to its executive management team last year, according to its annual report.

Shares in C&C Group rose almost 5% as the drinks maker said its signature Bulmers cider brand increased its share of the Irish market despite increasing competition from rivals.

Cider and beer maker C&C Group intends to invest up to €2m on increasing capacity at its Irish brewing facilities — either in Dublin or Clonmel — in the near term.

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Live entertainment events in Ireland, including music, arts, and theatre generated €1.7bn of revenue over the last 12 months and supported employment for almost 11,500 people, according to a recent report.

Heineken saw strong growth in its cider sales in Ireland during the first half of the year, something analysts view as more pressure for the Bulmers-owning C&C Group.

Establishing a strategic direction and implementing a plan to achieve it is one of the most important functions of a board of directors and the management team of any company. 

The Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s drinks firm, C&C Group, says it is seeking further savings and exploring the potential for contract manufacturing as the pressure on sterling following the unexpected outcome of the UK general election last month continues to weigh.

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C&C chief executive Stephen Glancey has insisted that the cider and lager maker remains committed to its struggling US business despite a further writedown in its value pulling the group into the red last year.

C&C shares fell sharply yesterday as the Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s drinks firm said that the pressures from the drop in the value of sterling and tough pricing conditions in the UK would unlikely ease anytime soon.

Heineken’s expansion into the cider market helped boost its Irish revenues and market share last year.

I’m writing this just a few dozen hours before Barack Obama steps down and I’m reminded of how often he and his wife seemed to talk about food.

Irish Examiner staff writers and columnists on how they’d excel in their chosen sports at the Olympics - under certain favourable terms and conditions of course...

A 100-year-old Clonmel man who started driving back in 1930 at the wheel of his father’s Ford Model-T has gone electric.

Shares in C&C climbed by nearly 3% yesterday as the Irish drinks group gave an upbeat outlook for its current financial year, backed by a better-than-expected dividend lift for investors.

C&C has been urged by trade unions to find a buyer for one of Britain’s oldest cider plants.

Irish drinks giant C&C has been urged to find a buyer for one of Britain's oldest cider plants.

C&C Group expects to post a 10.4% reduction in operating profits when it publishes its latest annual results in May.

SIPTU has slammed as “atrocious” the treatment by C&C Group of workers at a water bottling plant in Borrisoleigh, Co Tipperary, who learned through the media that they are to lose their jobs.

Beer giant SABMiller turned up the heat in its takeover battle with rival Anheuser-Busch InBev as it said a sweetened bid from the Budweiser brewer "substantially undervalues" the business.

C&C’s play for the UK operations of Danish brewing giant Carlsberg may be revisited.

Drinks group C&C has written down the value of its US operations by €150m on the back of another challenging year in the region.

Alcohol manufacturers spent almost €24m last year on advertising, an Oireachtas committee was told yesterday.

Friends of a 23-year-old man suspected of being involved in a fatal hit and run told yesterday of drinking with him into the early hours, on the day of the incident.

Irish drinks group, C&C saw its share price slump by nearly 10% yesterday on the back of it warning that its annual profits are likely to be down by around €10m this year.

British brewing company Greene King has been given an extension — until close of business on Tuesday — to formally show its hand in the takeover battle for UK bar group, Spirit Pub Company.

C&C could significantly downsize its English and Welsh operations if it fails in its bid to buy British bar owner, Spirit Pub Company.

Drinks group C&C has announced a 2.7% dip in operating profit for the six months ended 31 August.

Drinks group C&C has completed the full integration of the country’s largest drinks distributor nearly two years after initially announcing its acquisition.

A Polish motorist with an open can of cider in the cup holder of his car and an open bottle of vodka on the passenger seat insisted: "Me no drinking" when approached by a garda.