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Jenny Lawler, School of Biotechnology and DCU Water Institute, Dublin City University

A black fungus is thriving in the midst of Ireland’s whiskey boom – we need to know more about it

Irish whiskey is one of Ireland’s great export success stories. Exports were worth over €930 million in 2025, with the country’s much-loved spirit being sold all over the world.

Even amid difficult international trading conditions, with concerns around tariffs for export to the US, exports to the EU have grown by more than 21% in four years.

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