Diageo is one of Ireland’s largest food and drink exporters, producing beer and cream liqueur at four sites, two in the Republic and two in Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland, there is a packaging plant in Belfast for the beer business and a Bailey’s manufacturing plant at Mallusk near Belfast. For instance, Guinness brewed in Dublin is canned in Belfast and then sent back to Dublin to be exported around the world. “We make 6m cases of cream liqueurs between the Dublin site and the Northern Ireland site and more than 90% of that 6m cases is exported. “We would be highly supportive of the efforts of the Irish government, the Northern Ireland administration and the Northern Ireland secretary are placing on retaining the free movement of goods and services.

Source: The Guardian October 20, 2016 14:03 UTC