Diageo Ireland acquires site in Leixlip to build new Irish Guinness brewery on land originally owned by founder Arthur Guinness
Sep 11th, 2008 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Diageo Ireland is announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire a 73-acre greenfield site in Leixlip, Co. Kildare with the intention to build a new state-of-the art brewery. The proposed site has important historical links to Arthur Guinness and his first brewery. This development represents the next stage of the €650 million (£520 million - Exchange rate £1.00=€1.25) capital investment in its brewing operations in Ireland announced by Diageo plc in May 2008.