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Ernest Cantillon: “I spent years behind the bar selling other people’s products. So, I said feck it, I’d like to sell my own”

His pubs may have been forced to shut, but Ernest Cantillon doubled turnover at his gin and whiskey company last year. He talks about navigating his businesses through the pandemic, taking out insurance with FBD and why he would never open a pub in Dublin again.

Cait Caden
15th Feb, 2021 - 6 min read
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