The world of war that stretched from St James’s Gate to fields of Flanders

An exhibition dedicated to Guinness employees who fought in the First World War was opened by broadcaster Gay Byrne in Dublin yesterday.

Byrne, whose father fought in the war, launched the Diageo Guinness World War 1 Archive exhibition at The Ireland Fund’s Gallery in The Little Museum.

The exhibition, which is in place for six weeks, details the experiences of Guinness employees who joined the British armed forces during the First World War, exploring through the letters, images, journals and artefacts, the impact of the conflict on their lives and the contribution of the Guinness company to the war effort.