12/04/2013

Diageo To Close Waterford Brewery

Guinness owners Diageo have announced that its Waterford brewery will close by the end of 2013, will all operations moving to its Dublin St James’s Gate facility.

They added however, that there would not be any additional jobs at the Dublin site.

A statement released on Thursday afternoon said they had made the decision after a review of how it can "best ensure the long-term sustainability and global competitiveness of ... brewing operations in Ireland".

Adding: "The company will now engage in formal consultation with the relevant representative bodies on the implementation of the proposal."

(H/CD)

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