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ISIF: The Irish Whiskey Growth Fund – Funding the Irish Whiskey Revival

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Show Notes

In this episode, Joanne Butler, ISIF, and Fearghal Ó Ríordáin, Founder and Managing Partner of Ilen River Partners, discuss how The Irish Whiskey Growth Fund is supporting Irish whiskey through a unique financing structure allowing business owners to focus their efforts on producing quality whiskey and achieving scale. The Irish Whiskey Growth Fund was established in 2018 by Ilen River Partners and is supported by ISIF. It is the first fund established exclusively to lend to independen...

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