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Lidl has more than 400 Irish suppliers of festive fare on its shelves this Christmas

Pandemic brewed big trouble for Irish beer but has not killed hope Production fell 14% last year but buoyant retail sales took some of the sting out of pub closures about 3 hours ago   The Porterhouse Brewing Company, part of the eponymous pub group, used to pump out about 2.5 million pints per year at its production facility near Glasnevin on Dublin’s north side. Then along came the pandemic, which caused volumes to “plummet”, says its managing director Peter Mosely. People cannot sink pints if no pubs are open in which to drink them, so Porterhouse ramped up activity for retailers i...