Muff Liquor founder Laura Bonner has spoken of Russell Crowe’s remarkable commitment to her drinks brand – from helping rescue it from bankruptcy and roping in other A-list investors to putting her up in his Sydney home for 18 months. Oscar winner Crowe was joined by fellow investors Ronan Keating and Ryan Tubridy this week in Muff, Co. Donegal – where Ms Bonner hails from – to launch a new visitor centre for the flourishing spirits company.
Pop superstar Ed Sheeran and comedian Jimmy Carr are also among the group of ‘really good mates’ who have put money into the business but were unable to make the event this week. Ms Bonner said the "Shape of You" singer and "Gladiator" actor were both part of her original plans when launching the company in 2017. "I wrote on a vision board at the time that I was going to have Ed Sheeran as a shareholder, and I would have Russell Crowe do the first tweet when I launched into Australia," she told the Irish Mail on Sunday.
"And then I got both of them as shareholders five years later." July 2, 2024: Laura Bonner with Ryan Tubridy, Russell Crowe, and Ronan Keating at the opening of the Brand Home for The Muff Liquor Company in the village of Muff in Co Donegal. (RollingNews.
ie) Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish! She had pitched the cheekily named business as an investment opportunity to Crowe’s people in 2018, though was told it "wasn’t the right time, but the door is ajar." Then, wh.
