Kilkenny Brewery

Jesper

Hey does anyone posting work in the Kilkenny brewery or know of anyone working there. How do they find it? Would people advise getting a job there? Work in a similar field so can't say why I'm interested.

Stephen

I used to be a security guard there. To be honest, I don't think you'd have much chance of getting work directly from the Brewery, they're really scaling the place back. You'd probably be more likely to get work via some of the external contractors that they emply, depending what field you work in. I'd say it'll be closed and rebuilt elsewhere in a few years time - the land its on is worth millions.

Lump

They're not allowed to close it though I thought - Well they can close it but not sell the land. Or is that somewhere else I'm thinking about.

John

Stephen

Possibly St. James's gate. That land is worth hundreds of millions :eek:

The bewery in Kilkenny requires major investment to bring it up to date (new keg plant, the current one is on its last legs) but I can't see Diageo coughing up the cash when they're just after spending millions on Cherry's brewery in waterford.

'course, its been a couple of years since I've been there, maybe they did something with it? Doubt it though, most of their budget probably got eaten up by the emergency works they had to carry out when they (repeatedly) spilled waste into the river.

Lump

Hmmm, that must be it then. Are you working today?

John

Ravage1616

I work there, you don't have a chance of gettin a job like Stephen said there scaling it down and contracting out alot of areas! Only jobs i know that might be goin at the minute would be with the cleaners!

Jesper

I'm a Diageo employee as it is so I saw the advert on the Intranet. Know a good bit about the brewery but not the working conditions and autmosphere. I know that they will be employing internally and that its just a legal requirement to post the job but thought it was worth looking into. Thanks for the info. What do you do Ravage?
The land in St. James Gate canno't be sold. Its on Lease from the government. Although its a 9000 year lease for 10 pound a year. Not bad deal.

thetourist

Jesper wrote:

I'm a Diageo employee as it is so I saw the advert on the Intranet.

what area is the job in ?

Stephen

Jesper wrote:

The land in St. James Gate canno't be sold. Its on Lease from the government. Although its a 9000 year lease for 10 pound a year. Not bad deal.

hahaha, that's legendary. 60-odd acres of prime city centre land for a tenner a year? Must be a real money spinner for the government :rolleyes:

Lump

They have too much money anyway.

John

Cabaal

Jesper wrote:

The land in St. James Gate canno't be sold. Its on Lease from the government. Although its a 9000 year lease for 10 pound a year. Not bad deal.

Close but your a tiny bit wrong
This beer has been brewed at St. James's Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland since 1759, when Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000 year lease at IR£45 per annum for the unused brewery.

Personally I always thought it was a 5,000 year lease but I guess I'm wrong