Ireland is to get a €35m distillery that will resurrect the tradition of whiskey making in Tullamore, Co Offaly, bringing the production of Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey home after almost 60 years.

A rare bottle of whisky has sold for £44,000 (€52,000) in the UK.

DRINKS group C&C said it will exploit takeover opportunities in Ireland and in overseas markets as opportunities present themselves in the coming years.

SCOTTISH group William Grant, makers of Glenfiddich whisky, is to offload three liqueurs for €129 million to Campari, five months after acquiring them and Tullamore Dew whiskey from C&C.

MANAGEMENT at drinks group C&C has said the key target for its current financial year is to boost sales growth of Magners cider in Britain, to a level broadly in line with the 5%-10% overall rise in the sector there.

C&C is to sell its Tullamore Dew-led spirits division for €300 million – a full €100m more than broker estimates of the unit’s value.

The head of Chernobyl Aid Ireland, Eoin Ryan MEP, is to meet with the Belarus ambassador to the EU in Brussels tomorrow to discuss easing travel arrangements for the children of Chernobyl who want to visit Ireland.