Tánaiste won't apologise for visit to Kenyan Guinness brewery after criticism

The brewery in Nairobi was built and is operated by an Irish company that uses macadamia nuts and woodchips to power machines producing bubbly Guinness at 6.5% strength. Photo: Phil Behan, DFA

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said he does not apologise for visiting a Kenyan brewery supported by Irish technology during a visit to the region on Wednesday.

The visit has been sharply criticised by Alcohol Action Ireland as “cynical alcohol industry spin”.