Heritage campaigners prepared to help develop Beamish site

HERITAGE campaigners are prepared to step in and help develop a tourist attraction on the site of Ireland’s oldest brewery.

The National Conservation and Heritage Group signalled its commitment to the project ahead of a crucial meeting with Heineken officials in Cork tomorrow to discuss the future of the historic Beamish and Crawford site.

The group, which convinced brewing giant Diageo to develop the Guinness Storehouse tourist attraction in Dublin, is trying to convince Heineken to do something similar on the Beamish land — where brewing has been ongoing for 400 years.