This is a list of breweries in Ireland. Brewing has a long history in Ireland; the country's largest city, Dublin, is home to one of the largest breweries in the world, St James's Gate Brewery, founded by

Arthur Guinness Arthur Guinness ( 172523 January 1803) was an Irish brewer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The inventor of Guinness beer, he founded the Guinness Brewery at St. James's Gate in 1759. Born in Celbridge, County Kildare around 1725, Guinness ...

more than 250 years ago. With Irish people being the world's sixth biggest drinkers of beer, there has been plenty of opportunity for new breweries to gain a share of the market, and a wide range of

craft beer Craft beer is a beer that has been made by craft breweries. They produce smaller amounts of beer, typically less than large breweries, and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as having an emphasis o ...

s began appearing in the early years of the current century, produced at microbreweries and in brewpubs across the country.

Operational breweries

As of mid-2018, in addition to international/macro-breweries such as Guinness and Heineken, there were 75 independent craft breweries in operation in the Republic of Ireland, with around 35 in operation in Northern Ireland. They include:

Notes on mergers and defunct breweries

*Achill Island Brewery, Achill Island, Bunacurry, Mayo, 2014-2017 * Beamish and Crawford (Heineken), Cork, 1792–2009 : relocated to Murphy's Brewery *Boyne Brewhouse,

Drogheda Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth ...

, 2016–2019, some brands bought by O'Haras and resumed *Carrig Brewery, Drumshanbo, active from 2011–2019, merged with Brú Brewery in 2019 and the brewing operation moved to the latter's brewery in 2019. In late 2021, Brú Brewery and Galway Bay Brewery merged, but announced that brewing would continue in both breweries. *

Lett's Brewery Lett's Brewery (officially Mill Park Brewery) was a beer manufacturer based in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. It opened in 1864. Owned by G.H. Lett & Co., Ltd. which still remains a wholesale beverage distributor in Ireland, the brewery halt ...

, Enniscorthy, 1864–1956. Still licensed and firm still exists but brewery inoperative. * Macardle Moore Brewery (Diageo), Dundalk - 1850-2000 * Smithwick's (Diageo), Kilkenny, 1710–2013 : relocated to

St. James's Gate St. James's Gate, located off the south quays of Dublin, on James's Street, was the western entrance to the city during the Middle Ages. During this time the gate was the traditional starting point for the Camino pilgrimage from Dublin to Santiag ...

References

External links

Irish Brewers AssociationIndependent Craft Brewers of Ireland
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ireland Beer in Ireland Lists of breweries by country

Operational breweries

Notes on mergers and defunct breweries

See also

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