Guild Secretary

John Porter & Ros Shiel will deliver this hour long PR Masterclass Obtaining media coverage for your own organisation if you work in-house, or on behalf of clients, is core to successful PR. However, getting the right information in front of the right journalist at the right time can be a daunting prospect. Ros Shiel and John Porter have extensive experience of working both sides of the street in PR terms: Ros as a PR consultant both in-house and in agencies, and John as a journalist and...

The British Guild of Beer Writers is putting out a call to all great event organisers, asking for pitches for our industry awards and guild dinner in 2026.  The awards offers one of the biggest prize pots in British journalism, and the annual dinner is attended by around 200 of the industry's biggest names. After decades as a formal dinner and awards night we are looking to make the event a little more casual, while losing none of the gravitas the awards hold. We are also aware that in a...

Commenting on the Minister for Communities statement on the review of the liquor licensing system including the surrender principle, SIBA NI Chair William Mayne said:   “Today the minister has shut the pub door on beer drinkers and NI’s independent breweries by dismissing the substantial recommendations for reforms made by the independent review of the licensing system.   “Drinkers want to enjoy a locally produced beer in our pubs but the system prevents the vast majority of NI’s brewers from...