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ROE & CO. VISITOR CENTRE

FORMER GUINNESS POWER HOUSE BUILDING, JAMES'S STREET, Dublin

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FORMER GUINNESS POWER HOUSE BUILDING, JAMES'S STREET
County
Dublin
Licence reference
1015607

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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref 1015607 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for ROE & CO. VISITOR CENTRE at FORMER GUINNESS POWER HOUSE BUILDING, JAMES'S STREET in DUBLIN CITY with GUINNESS STOREHOUSE LIMITED as licensee.[1]

Irish Times reported in 2017 that Diageo, owner of Guinness, planned a distillery in the former Guinness Power House on James's Street, with a visitor experience and the Roe's Distillery name honouring whiskey maker George Roe.[2] Irish Independent reported in 2018 that the EUR25 million Roe & Co Distillery and visitor centre was backed by Diageo, named after George Roe, and scheduled to open in April 2019 at the former Guinness Power Station on James's Street.[3]

Sources  (3)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. Irish Times · "Irish whiskey flows as new distilleries open in Dublin and around country" · 2017-05-09
  3. Irish Independent · "Irish distillery and 'driving school' among Lonely Planet's top tips for 2019" · 2018-10-23

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