Diageo, which owns Guinness, has been granted a temporary injunction to stop picketing by the TEEU at its St James's Gate brewery.
The injunction was granted by Mr Justice Frank Clarke in the High Court this afternoon. It will last until 11am on Wednesday to allow the TEEU to make a submission. The union was not represented in court.
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In an affidavit from the brewery's site manager, Colin O'Brien, Diageo claimed that production of Guinness was under threat. Brewing had ceased and kegging ceased this afternoon.
The company said that if production continued to be halted, the yeast in the process would die and it would take up to 28 days to restart production, causing delays in supply and the possibility that a significant number of employees would have to be laid off.
Diageo claimed it had employed an electrical contracting company, Brooklyn Electrical Services, which had seven employees on site but that Brooklyn had ceased supplying electrical services yesterday. Two pickets have been placed at St James' Gate and one at Victoria Quay since 8am this morning.
