The whiskey-and-stout-based spirit drink, Black Irish, is now growing its presence internationally to new markets such as Germany and France ow.ly/JpRE50FzFin

Grand Kadoo Rum’s new ad campaign commemorates Grand Kadooment Day on 2 August, a celebration in Barbados marking the end of the sugar cane season 🎊 ow.ly/vmEB50FFjGo

Breaking: the Irish team behind Black Irish (a stout and whiskey mix) have issued a statement in response to Mariah Carey's own Black Irish (a cream liqueur) launch last week. I've updated our story last week now with this new development. thecurrency.news/articles/57516…

More on the Mariah Carey TM battle over Black Irish, but props to Richard Ryan, director of Darker Still Spirits, for recreating her pose irishtimes.com/business/media…

Two Belfast-based drinks veterans have become embroiled in an escalating trademark battle with Mariah Carey over Black Irish, the name the global pop superstar has selected for her new cream liqueur irishnews.com/business/2021/…

'No such thing as bad publicity' is rarely true but in this case I'd make an exception - Black Irish battle makes it to Forbes forbes.com/sites/kateding…

For my first piece on (what only I’m calling) The Irish Beat: a look into Mariah Carey’s battle with a Belfast-based liquor company over the trademark for her new Irish cream liqueur, called “Black Irish” nytimes.com/2021/09/17/wor…

Mariah Carey, announcing her new liquor brand last month, said it was called Black Irish in a nod to her father, who was Black, and her mother’s Irish heritage. But, at least for now, she can’t sell it in Ireland or the rest of the EU. nyti.ms/3AwbK3a

Good evening, gang! I have once again compiled a thread of little bits from 2022 that I found funny, heartwarming, inspiring or just plain silly. It can be tough out there so sit back, relax and hopefully something in this thread might make you smile! Let’s go! 💕

19. Nicki Minaj doing a (not bad!) Belfast accent on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Because why the hell not?