Irish Whiskey Association

IWA Welcomes Clonakilty Distillery, 23rd Operating Distillery In Ireland

The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has congratulated Cork-based Clonakilty Distillery on becoming the 23rd operational Irish whiskey distillery on the isl...

IWA Congratulates Dublin Liberties On Recently Opened Distillery

The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has congratulated Dublin Liberties Distillery on becoming the 22nd operational Irish whiskey distillery on the island o...

Visitors To Irish Whiskey Distilleries Up 13% In 2018

The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) have today published statistics which show that there were 923,000 visitors to Irish whiskey distilleries in 2018. T...

IWA Calls On European Parliament To Ratify EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement

The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has called on members of the European Parliament to ratify the EU-Japan free trade agreement, knows as the Economic Par...

Ireland's 21st Distillery Commences Distillation In Waterford

Ireland's 21st distillery in Ballyduff, near Lismore in Co. Waterford, has today commenced Irish whiskey distillation. 'The Blackwater Distillery's thre...

The Irish Whiskey Association Launches Inaugural IWA Chairman’s Awards

The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has launched the inaugural IWA Chairman’s Awards. The IWA Chairman’s Awards, established by IWA Chairman...

Its Not Too Late To Fix 'Ludicrous' And 'Draconian' Alcohol Bill - Whisky Industry

‘Ludicrous’ outdoor advertising restrictions will damage visitor centres and small distilleries, according to the Irish whiskey industry. Th...

Irish Whiskey Industry Welcomes Signing Of EU-Japan Trade Agreement

The Irish Whiskey Association welcomes the signing today (Tuesday 17 July) in Tokyo of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, the largest trade deal...