Plans to open new brewery in Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy-based Blackstairs Brewing has plans to open the Wexford town's first brewery since the closure of the Lett's brewery in 1956.

Enniscorthy-based Blackstairs Brewing has plans to open the Wexford town's first brewery since the closure of the Lett's brewery in 1956.

Blackstairs, which brews its beer in Trim, has a location for the brewery and is doing pilot brews in order to gauge the feasibility of the site. The firm aims to open the brewery in the summer of 2015.

''There's a long history of brewing in Enniscorthy. There was brewery in the ...