Apr25Thu

Irish whiskey enjoys a boom in American bars

New distilleries and enthusiastic bartenders raise interest in the spirit
By David Flaherty
Nation’s Restaurant News

Walk into a bar in Scotland and mention that the Irish invented whiskey, and you’ll be leaving on a stretcher, and right quick. Conversely, walk into a pub in Ireland, make a fleeting comment about the Scots being the ones who invented whiskey, and you may be hit with a bar stool before you even finish talking.

While the history of exactly who invented whiskey is in much debate, with no sign of any resolution, there is one thing that is not in question: The sales of Irish Whiskey in the United States have been soaring. According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, sales of Irish Whiskey have seen more than 900% growth over the past 15 years, with sales of nearly 4.7 million cases being sold in 2018, generating just over $1 billion for distillers.

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Apr25Thu

Member News from Almac

Almac Group Launches TempEZ™ Site Storage Temperature Compliance Module

A truly end-to-end regulatory compliant clinical supply chain solution

Durham, N.C., 25 Apr 2019 – Almac Clinical Services, part of the Almac Group, the global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organization, has today announced the launch of the Site Storage Temperature Compliance module to its TempEZ™ platform.  This additional component provides customers with a solution to digitize, visualize and manage temperature data held by the clinical sites.
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Mar26Tue

How Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Collapsed

This is a good article, and done with a clear overview of ‘the backstop’ and Brexit, yet  with an Irish American viewpoint.

How Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Collapsed
The Return of the Irish Question

By Brendan O’Leary

British Prime Minister Theresa May had hoped that the third time would do the trick. After failing twice to get her withdrawal agreement with the EU through Parliament, she was gearing up for a fresh attempt last week, until she was blocked by the Speaker of the House of Commons and by the European Council. The Speaker declared that the British government could not put substantively the same motion before Parliament twice in the same legislative session. The Council had refused to modify the withdrawal agreement, which made the Speaker’s decision unavoidable, and it later imposed unexpectedly firm terms on May’s request for an extension. She had requested a short extension to conclude by June 30, knowing that her government could not now meet its schedued exit date of March 29.

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Feb25Mon

Member News from Almac Group

Almac Group Engages With Science Exchange to Promote US Small Molecule Analytical Services

Craigavon, N.I., 25 Feb 2019 – Almac Sciences, a member of the Almac Group, has announced a collaboration with Science Exchange, the world’s leading R&D Services Management company. The partnership will offer online access to Almac’s integrated services from development through commercial scale production of active pharmaceutical ingredients to clients worldwide.
Feb11Mon

Irish companies create 100,000 jobs in US during 2018

Friday, February 08, 2019 – 12:00 AM
By Pádraig Hoare

The world and its mother knows that US investment into Ireland has been not just a boon for the domestic economy and tens of thousands of grateful employees and communities in the past 50 years — but Ireland has shown its close business ally that the relationship works both ways.

It may come as a surprise to many just how Ireland punches well above its size and weight class when it comes to investing in business in the US.

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