🇮🇪 Irish brands and who owns them
Of 16 Irish consumer brands tracked here, 11 (69%) are owned by companies headquartered outside Ireland, most often in the United Kingdom, Luxembourg and France.
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16
Irish brands
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11
foreign-owned · 69%
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5
domestically owned
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5
Irish brand owners
Who bought the Irish brands?
| Owner country | Brands | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Irish brands owned by British companies | 8 | Aer Lingus (IAG), Baileys (Diageo), Goodfella's (Nomad Foods), Guinness (Diageo), Guinness 0.0 (Diageo) |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 2 | The Irishman (Amber Beverage Group), Writers' Tears (Amber Beverage Group) |
| 🇫🇷 France | 1 | Jameson (Pernod Ricard) |
Irish companies that own brands
All Irish brands
| Brand | Category | Owner | Owner HQ | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus | Airlines | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2015 |
| Baileys | Liqueurs & aperitifs | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | — |
| Bulmers | Cider | C&C Group | 🇮🇪 Ireland | — |
| Charleville | Cheese | Kinisla | 🇮🇪 Ireland | — |
| Dairygold | Butter | Kinisla | 🇮🇪 Ireland | — |
| Goodfella's | Frozen meals & pizza | Nomad Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2018 |
| Guinness | Ale | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | — |
| Guinness 0.0 | Ale | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | — |
| Jameson | Whisky & bourbon | Pernod Ricard | 🇫🇷 France | — |
| Magners | Cider | C&C Group | 🇮🇪 Ireland | — |
| Outcider | Cider | C&C Group | 🇮🇪 Ireland | — |
| Primark | Casual & denim | Associated British Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | — |
| Roe & Co | Whisky & bourbon | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | — |
| The Irishman | Whisky & bourbon | Amber Beverage Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | — |
| Tullamore D.E.W. | Whisky & bourbon | William Grant & Sons | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2010 |
| Writers' Tears | Whisky & bourbon | Amber Beverage Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | — |