Irish Distillers set to create 30 new jobs at their Clondalkin plant

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?¬17 million expansion, resulting in 30 new jobs, has been announced by Irish Distillers at an event to mark 50 years of bottling at its Fox and Geese facility in Clondalkin.

The investment, which was officially announced by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD, marks what has been described as an incredible pace of growth in the Irish whiskey category.

Bottling capacity at the site will increase from five million 9-litre cases to 7.5 million cases – or 120 million bottles – of Jameson per year by 2017.

Minister Bruton said:

“I am delighted to welcome this great announcement by Irish Distillers.

“At the heart of our Action Plan for Jobs is targeting better supports at areas where we have the capacity to grow exports and jobs.

“Irish whiskey is one such area, and in recent years we have seen hundreds of extra jobs in this area on the back of rapidly growing exports.

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The minister added:

“Today’s announcement by Irish Distillers is a great example of how investment in this area can create much-needed jobs right across the country.

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Speaking at the event, Anna Malmhake, CEO of Irish Distillers said:

“Today marks a landmark moment in the history of Fox and Geese as we celebrate 50 years of bottling here and an expansion which will increase bottling capacity at the site by 60 per cent.

“This is part of a wider investment programme which saw a

?¬200 million expansion of our distillery in Midleton

“Irish Distillers’ portfolio of brands has been growing for the last 20 years and we are continuously investing in our operations to keep pace with demand.

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