Galway-based Micil Distillery has been awarded a silver medal in the Contemporary Style Gin category at the 2020 World Gin Awards. The World Gin Awards judging event took place in London on Wednesday 15th January. More than 400 gins from around the world were blind tasted by industry experts to shortlist the best gins from […]

Stonegate’s planned deal to acquire rival pub firm Ei Group in a £1.27bn (€1.5bn) merger could be approved by the UK’s competition watchdog if it agrees to sell off 42 pubs. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced in December 2019 that the proposed tie-up, which will see the formation of a group with 5,000 […]

Fáilte Ireland held the first in a series of networking events for student Tour Guides at Athlone IT on Thursday, 16th January. The event was part of the National Tourism Development Authority’s commitment to encourage and promote careers in the tourism industry. The networking event was attended by over 100 education professionals and students who […]