This Food and Beverage seminar, is being organised by Grant Thornton and takes place on Friday 2nd December 2011 in the Hogan Stand in Croke Park, Dublin.  Registration takes place at 8.45am and the seminar runs from 9.30am to 1.00pm. A lunch and food fair will run from 1 to 2pm. If you are interested in attending this event, please reply to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  For more information, please see below: 

The IRBA will be hosting their Christmas Lunch at 12.30pm on Wednesday the 7th of December in Fire Restaurant at the Mansion House in Dublin 2.
Date: Wednesday, the 7th of December 2011
Time: 12.30pm (until 2.30pm)
Venue: Fire Restaurant, The Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

The launch of the ‘Trade and Transport Analysis 2011’ will take place in the Custom House in the Port of Cork, on Tuesday 13th December 2011 at 12 noon. An overview of the key findings of the report will be given at the launch.

Please note that the next Customs and Trade Seminar will be held on 18th January 2012, in the Radisson Hotel in Cork. Invitations will be sent out shortly. Please find attached the IEA's November 2011 Customs and Trade Newsletter and a note from our CEO, John Whelan.