Newry mourns passing of ‘adopted son’, founder of Matt D’Arcy Whiskey Michael McKeown

Newry mourns passing of ‘adopted son’, founder of Matt D’Arcy Whiskey Michael McKeown

Tributes have been paid to Newry’s adopted son and passionate local historian and businessman, Michael McKeown. Perhaps best known as the founder of Matt D’Arcy Whiskey Distillery, Michael was an inspirational innovator who freely shared his pearls of wisdom in business to the betterment of all those he encountered. The news of his sad passing broke earlier today. While Newry became his adopted home in later life, Michael was a self-proclaimed ‘…