15,000 to work up a thirst at beer fest

A record 15,000 people are expected to attend the Irish Craft Beer festival in Dublin this week to discover new tastes in beer and cider.

There were just 13 breweries offering their tasty tipples to 3,000 people who attended the first festival in 2011 — this year, the number of craft beer exhibitors has quadrupled for the three-day event at the RDS.

Seamus O’Hara said the biggest challenge now for the craft beer industry was meeting demand.