Charlie ‘The Pope of Foam’ Bamforth, head of Malting and Brewing Science at UC Davis, holds forth on the science and history of beer-making, how to pick the freshest pint in a pub, how beer saved the world and why he ‘teases those wine guys’.
Pat Rabbitte at the Meath East by-election count centre in Ashbourne, Co Meath, this morning.
Elsewhere, Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has conceded defeat for Labour, saying the party had taken the brunt of voters’ unhappiness with the economic situation.
He said: “I think it’s clear at this stage that Fine Gael will take the seat and that Labour has been singled out to bear the responsibility for the fact that so many people are hurting in the economy.”
Meath East tallies put Helen McEntee in the lead (RTE)
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