Profit & Loss: Inside the world of private Irish business

Gerry Ginty, chief executive and co-founder of Powerscourt Distillery Sarah Slazenger, managing director, Powerscourt Estate; and Ashley Gardiner, co-founder, Powerscourt Distillery Pic: Jason Clarke

Wealthy investors are doubling down on their investment in Wicklow whiskey makerPowerscourt Distillery, which is located on the Powerscourt Estate, owned by the Slazenger family.

When it launched in 2015, Powerscourt promised the creation of 18 full-time jobs. Local business figures Gerry Ginty and Ashley Gardiner co-founded the business, but Slazenger family member Sarah Margaret is a director at the company. The business is reportedly based in a previously disused building which worked ...