Craft beer firm brewing up a storm with plans for expansion

Brú to double number of pubs and focusing on British market

Dave O’Hare and Daire Harlin, Brú Brewery Picture: Feargal Ward

Irish craft beer brewer Brú is planning to double the number of pubs it owns in the greater Dublin area over the next 18 months, its founder Daire Harlin has said.

The company is among the few craft breweries to open its own pubs, with three now operating in Fairview in Dublin, Navan, County Meath and Newbridge, County Kildare.

The company last year closed a multimillion euro funding round to back further expansion ...