It's been a while since I was on my todd in town. Popped into J.R. Mahon's for lunch and a pint.

"The home brewing community is not a tax problem to be solved. It is a seedbed for innovation, employment, and economic activity". EBCU is concerned about how some European governments are starting to look at home brewing: www.ebcu.org/blog/2026/07...

BBC News - Inside Lidl's first ever pub in Dundonald, Northern Ireland - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Inside Lidl's first ever pub in Dundonald, Northern Ireland

The supermarket chain Lidl owns and operates The Middle Ale, a 'world first' for the brand.

bbc.co.uk

The dates for the Dublin Beer Festival 2026 have been announced; Friday 11th and Saturday 12th September. Early bird tickets are now available from dublinbeerfest.ie

Come see me this Wednesday, May 13th from 12:15-1pm as part of Trinity Talks with @nearfm.ie and TCD Long Room Hub. We will be chatting all things my book Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland. Its free but do RSVP! All welcome. Hope to see you there! RSVP: www.eventbrite.ie/e/filthy-que...

Filthy Queens: Women in Dublin’s Brewing Trade

Series 2 of ‘Dublin’s Hidden Histories’, a collaboration between the Trinity Long Room Hub, Near FM and Unit18 (Trinity in the Community).

eventbrite.ie

Gas news from Lough Gill Brewery: loughgillbrewery.com/blogs/news/w...

We’re Now Recovering Our Own CO₂ – Why This Matters to Me

Lough Gill Brewery installs a CO₂ recovery system becoming the first small craft brewery in Ireland to do so, improving sustainability and efficiency.

loughgillbrewery.com

Fair play to Aer Lingus. They're going to offer an independent Irish beer on flights @thewhitehag.bsky.social

Navigating the various pieces of consumer information on beer labels can be a minefield. "Know Your Beer" is a new campaign from the European Beer Consumers Union that helps beer drinkers understand what they're being told by breweries, and what they're not. Visit KnowYour.Beer

Home

A Europe-wide consumer education campaign by EBCU explaining what beer label information means, what to look for, and how to use it.

knowyour.beer

Down to business at the 73rd meeting of the European Beer Consumers Union, hosted by Unionbirrai in Rome.

Breton brewery Nautile is on a tour of Ireland at the moment. Catch their tap takeovers at @thewhitehag.bsky.social on Friday 6th March (tomorrow!) and at Brickyard, Dundrum on Saturday 7th.

Cavan has a new brewery! Say hi to Bréifne Gael. breifnegaelbrewing.ie

Bréifne Gael Brewing

Bréifne Gael Brewing Company is a small batch, artisan brewery based in Cavan, Ireland.

breifnegaelbrewing.ie

Just leaving this here.

Whilst Heineken and Guinness continue to make huge profits, and introduce yet another price increase, Blarney Brewing in Cork are reducing, or freezing, their prices. Support your local craft brewery.

Film screening at Dublin Castle Drunk? Adventures in Sixteenth-Century Brewing Introduced by Dr Susan Flavin & Shreepali Patel Fri, 6 Feb | 7pm Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1980811598814 Department of History, Trinity College Dublin

Great start to 2026, Dark Arts now pouring in Sheehans. Always nice to remind people *other porters are available!!! Probably need to get working on a dedicated glass now that it seems to be getting a bit of momentum.

Just in time for Christmas wishlist consideration, a review of @thezythophile.bsky.social's Porter & Stout: A Complete History, by @thebeernut.bsky.social: beoir.org/2025/12/05/p...

Friends!! Join me Dec 7th from 4pm at @lmulligangrocer for PORTER WARS- book talk and beer tasting!! We will be launching my collaboration brew with @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social & @troublebrewing.ie - two porters inspired by my chapter Porter Wars from Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland

The Irish Georgian Society is hosting a talk on Tuesday 25th: "Built to Brew: the Architecture and Urban History of the Irish Brewery" by architecture historian Dr Livia Hurley. 6pm at their Dublin HQ (opposite Grogan's). Details and tickets: www.igs.ie/events/brew-...

Poor show by the NI government on calls for licensing reform (from @camrani.org.uk ): camra.org.uk/media-centre...

Congratulations to Hope Beer, the only Irish winner at this year's Brussels Beer Challenge. A gold medal for Export Stout: results.brusselsbeerchallenge.com/en/2025/3563...

Hope Beer Winter Seasonal Export Stout

Hope Beer Winter Seasonal Export Stout

results.brusselsbeerchallenge.com

What's happened to Crew brewery in Limerick is a disgrace. The local council removing the (albeit temporary) terrace outside the brewery with no consultation and little warning. The brewery said income from the terrace was vital to the business. But the council thought it would be better as parking

With over 140 different beers and ciders from across the UK & Ireland, we think we've got a great selection of drinks for you to try this year. Check it out at belfastbeerfestival.co.uk/beer_cider/b...

Beer & Cider List - Belfast Beer & Cider Festival

With over 150 beers and ciders from producers across the UK and Ireland we hope there was something for everyone in this […]

belfastbeerfestival.co.uk

Introducing Grafters Brown Ale – For all you Brown Ale lovers out there, we’ve just launched an epic Brown Ale under the Grafters brand, available in Dunnes Stores throughout Ireland.

Hello friends! I'm doing a *free* online talk about Filthy Queens and the history of Beer in Ireland for the Dublin Festival of History on Sept 30th from 5pm IST. All welcome. Hope to see some of you there! Link to register: dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/filthy...

A poignant update to our A-Z of Irish Beer and Cider, in which we say goodbye to Black Donkey, Cotton Ball and Killarney Brewing. beoir.org/2014/06/07/a...

The @beoirorg.bsky.social AGM will shortly begin in Sligo!

Want to see our own @braciatrix.bsky.social talk Filthy Queens, for free? OF COURSE YOU DO. Book now! dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/filthy...