Coughlan row over ‘welcome’ to brewery plan
Under the company’s €650m restructuring plan, 250 jobs will be lost in Kilkenny and Dundalk in five years’ time when a new facility on the outskirts of Dublin becomes fully operational. Brewing will continue on the historic St James’s Gate site in inner-city Dublin, but on a smaller scale.
Despite this, Ms Coughlan issued a press release “welcoming” the Diageo announcement, which led to harsh criticism from the opposition. It also put her at odds with Justice Minister Dermot Ahern.
