Cork County Council has granted permission to West Cork Distillers to retain expansion works at its distillery in Skibbereen, which the company built during a period of rapid growth. The company runs one of the country’s largest Indigenous whiskey businesses and has seen a rapid rise in demand for its whiskey in recent years. The latest accounts show that 2023 was a record year for the business, with €75 million in sales, mainly due to growing demand in the US. To meet the growing demand over the past few years, the company expanded operations at the Skibbereen distillery, turning an…