Our Business Areas

Midleton & Dungourney

From grain to glass, many of the world’s best loved Irish whiskeys are created at Midleton Distillery, our 160 acre site in Co. Cork. Here, we produce all of the pot still and grain whiskey that makes up Irish Distillers’ six Irish whiskey families. From the Garden Still House containing the world’s largest operating copper pot stills to our experimental hub at the Micro Distillery, Midleton Distillery is a world leader in whiskey production.
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“I joined Midleton Distillery as part of the Engineering Graduate Programme. The distillery is steeped in history and heritage but embraces innovation and new technologies. I have been lucky to be involved in numerous large scale projects, including the design of our new Microdistillery. This involved commissioning the stills, right through to filling into barrels. Midleton Distillery is a truly special place”

Katherine Condon, Distiller at Midleton Distillery

International Marketing

Our International Marketing team are the award-winning, creative minds behind the some of the world’s most enjoyed whiskeys. Our mission is to accelerate our portfolio of passion brands by embedding a culture based of collaboration, creativity and commitment to each other and our work. Based at our newly renovated offices in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, our teams work across consumer insight, innovation, advocacy and experiential to trade marketing, advertising and content creation. Whether it’s working to approve a new label with our consumers, creating sustainable packaging innovations or designing the new Robin Redbreast or Jameson advertising campaign, we believe great work comes from ambition, conviction and a passion to fuel the growth of our passion brands globally.
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“I joined the Jameson International Graduate programme in 2016. What attracted me to the programme was the opportunity to have an international career in marketing. After the programme, I relocated to Johannesburg to take up the role of Market Activation Manager for Sub Saharan Africa. I now lead on developing marketing campaigns and brand building activities for Jameson across 18 markets.”

Tendai O’Connor, Market Activation Manager

Brand Homes

Our Jameson Distillery experiences in Midleton, Co. Cork and Bow St., Dublin, take visitors on an interactive and immersive journey through the history and heritage of our best-selling brand, Jameson. Flagship experiences include distillery tours and cocktail making classes. Here, the history and heritage of Jameson Irish Whiskey comes to life.

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Logistics & Supply Chain

Our team of supply chain and logistics professionals deliver the best-in-class customer service for domestic clients and international markets. Our supply operations team includes a team of international relationship co-ordinators, planning, warehousing and customs and excise teams.
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‘’We take pride in building quality relationships with international markets to ensure we meet the growing appetite for Irish whiskey in new markets around the world. It is a fast paced and rewarding work environment.”

Laura Devitt, Supply Chain Optimisation Lead

Irish Sales & Marketing

Our Irish Marketing team is responsible for the sale, promotion and distribution of Irish Distillers’ portfolio of Irish whiskeys and Pernod Ricard’s portfolio of brands in the Republic of Ireland. Our team in Dillon Bass, based in Belfast, is responsible for sales and promotion of Pernod Ricard products within Northern Ireland. The team also manages Customer Care for the island of Ireland.
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“My team are responsible for bringing the story of the world’s most enjoyed Irish whiskeys to life at home here in Ireland – the heart of our business. Working with brands like ours every day is a marketer’s dream.”

– Oskar Persson, Marketing Manager – Leading & Prestige Whiskey Brands

Procurement

Our vision for our team, as Procurement Partners, is to be “Creators of value for a better shared future”. We aim to deliver the best value, with our suppliers, by building strategic relationships with them to deliver across four pillars – delivering margin improvement, ensuring security of supply, driving sustainability and accelerating innovation. This is also how we protect IDL by creating robust contracts, identifying and mitigating risks with suppliers and spend. We pride ourselves on providing the highest level of service.
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“My role allows me to support the Marketing teams by being a bridge between the teams and their agencies. We add value by improving margins but also in terms of innovation and sustainability which is a personal passion of mine. My role allows me to work cross functionally and really helps me to build an insight into different aspects of the business, our brands and what truly makes us real, remarkable and responsible.”

Niamh Kelly O’Neill, Buyer

Bottling Operations & Warehousing

Our Fox and Geese Bottling Operations facility in Dublin strives for operational excellence. Here our whiskey is bottled, labelled, packaged, and distributed before being exported to over 130 markets around the world.

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Finance

Our finance team are a key strategic partner, providing the advice, analysis and insight to ensure we remain profitable, competitive and efficient. Finance are a business partner to many teams across the business covering areas such as financial strategy, budgeting and forecasting, day-to-day financial management, business analysis and reporting.
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“My role is to ensure that our risk management, governance and internal control processes are operating effectively. I get to work with many different teams across the company which gives me a great insight into the business.”

Mei Imm Lau, Head of Internal Audit

IT

The mission of our IT department is to provide enabling technology in a stable, reliable environment to ensure our organisation is supported as it works to achieve its vision.
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“The IT Brand Cos Digital, Sales and Marketing department is based between Dublin, London, Paris, and Stockholm. It is a diverse and dynamic team working to develop the Digital and Web solutions for all the brands distributed by the Irish Distillers, Chivas Brothers and the Absolut Company. We work closely with the marketing, sales and corporate teams to enable their growth through a sustainable and collaborative approach. We are proud of our brands, we are passionate about what we do, and we care about our people.”

Lobna Atifi, Head of Digital, Sales & Marketing IT

Communications & Corporate Affairs

With responsibility for Corporate, Brand and Internal Communications, as well as Public Affairs and Sustainability and Responsibility, this team is responsible for devising and driving communication strategies for Irish Distillers and its portfolio of brands among employees, international media and policy makers.
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“I manage public relations and communications for our portfolio of whiskeys, working closely with our international marketing team. It’s a pleasure to share our brand stories with new audiences around the world.”

Danielle Scully, Brand Communications Manager

Human Resources

The HR team helps Irish Distillers deliver its corporate strategy and objectives by effectively recruiting, managing and developing our people. Our core areas include talent acquisition, HR business partners, Culture & Capability, Reward, HR Operations and Facilities.
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“Our values at Irish Distillers are based on a fascinating blend of respecting tradition while also embracing innovation and technology. I work with colleagues across our sites and around the globe as we strive to implement digital solutions to champion the employee journey and experience”

Liam Whitney, People Systems Manager

Legal

Our legal team plays a key role in protecting the assets and interests of Irish Distillers, while also supporting on innovation and digitization projects.
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“Having relocated from Pernod Ricard Winemakers in Australia, I have found that everyone at Irish Distillers lives out the values of being Real, Remarkable and Responsible every day.”

Cassandra Ostle, Legal Manager

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