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Diageo’s operations are located throughout Ireland. These deliver premium brands to consumers in Ireland and abroad.
The company’s headquarters in Ireland are located at the St. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin. We also have breweries in Dublin, Kilkenny, Dundalk and Waterford. Baileys Original Irish Cream is produced at Nangor Road in Dublin, and more recently at a production facility at Mallusk in County Antrim.
Major bottling, canning and distribution centres are located in Dublin and Belfast. Our regional sales offices operate from Kilkenny, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Sligo and the NI headquarters are located in Belfast.
Historic links
Diageo is an important contributor to these local economies. Many of our operations have long and historic links with their local communities and we are committed to trying to improve the social, educational and cultural needs of these communities. For example, many employees serve on local voluntary and charitable committees.
Apart from the direct employment provided, we use a wide range of suppliers throughout Ireland. For example, every year 50 million gallons of Irish milk goes into the manufacture of Baileys Original Irish Cream. The production of our beers also means that Diageo is the single biggest user of malted barley in Ireland.
World markets
Our Irish operations also serve world markets. Global Brand Teams based in Ireland develop sales and marketing strategies to meet the needs of international markets.
With exports of over €750 million [For year ended 30 June 2004 – the last year for which Diageo Ireland reported results separately] annually, Diageo is one of Ireland’s most important exporters in the high value-added food and beverage category.
Diageo Ireland employs more than 2,200 people directly. We also contribute significantly to around another 15,000 jobs indirectly and spend more than €500 million [For year ended 30 June 2004 – the last year for which Diageo Ireland reported results separately] annually on wages, purchases of materials, utilities, services and other requirements for our operations in Ireland.
Each year, the company sponsors over 1,000 cultural and sporting events locally and nationally. This ongoing involvement in Irish life complements our commercial and corporate commitment to Ireland. 
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