HERITAGE campaigners intend to appeal a decision by Cork city planners to grant conditional planning permission for a €150 million development at the former Beamish brewery site.

A MAGNIFICENT 200-year-old violin made by one of the 19th century’s greatest craftsmen will be presented to the winner of a prestigious music competition.

A DUTCH-to-Dutch deal to develop the historic Beamish and Crawford site in Cork city has just been confirmed – as work is set to start next week on removing the massive steel tanks at the South Main Street brewery.

A COLLEGE is toasting the donation by Heineken Ireland of hi-tech brewing equipment from the historic Beamish and Crawford plant in Cork.

HEINEKEN has marginally upgraded its full-year profit forecast for 2009on the back of a more stable-than-expected third quarter.

STRONG sales of Beamish, Coors and speciality beer brands helped Heineken Ireland increase its turnover by 35% to €211 million in the first half of the year.

IT IS some carry-out.

Last orders was called at Ireland’s oldest brewery today as it pulled down the shutters for a final time.

IRELAND’S oldest brewery will shut today bringing to an end four centuries of brewing on the historic site.

BREWING giant Heineken crushed heritage campaigners’ hopes yesterday of developing a heritage centre on the site of Ireland’s oldest brewery.

BREWING giant Heineken has, for the first time, confirmed plans to sell off the site of Ireland’s oldest brewery after it is decommissioned.

BEAMISH is no longer sold anywhere outside Ireland because its new owners, Heineken, are “focusing on the domestic market”.

ANY development on the site of Ireland’s oldest brewery which is due to close within weeks will be considerate and appropriate, Heineken bosses said yesterday.

Heineken Ireland have said their sales volumes outperformed the declining market place for the first six months of the year.

THERE were heavy job losses in Munster yesterday with more than 290 jobs axed in Cork and Waterford. DDC Ireland announced operations will stop at its Cork facility by end of the year with the loss of 71 jobs.

BYGONE days were recalled yesterday as dray horses made their first appearance on the streets of Cork for four decades.

HEINEKEN increased its share of the Irish beer market in the first half of this year as demand for its namesake lager remained high.

HEINEKEN Ireland has increased sales by volume by 5% despite the introduction of the smoking ban, but the company’s Murphy’s Stout sales fell by 5% in the first half of the year.