After traveling over 3000 miles, the group has finally made it to Dublin and the fun began right away. Upon arrival in Dublin, some of my expectations were immediately surpassed. We started Sunday morning at 7am by traveling to Howth and taking a breathtaking scenic walk as you can see in the featured image. The pure lush beauty of Ireland is like nowhere else that I have ever been. Following the walk, I had my first ever Irish breakfast, more broadly my first ever meal in Europe, in which it met my expectations as well. Then finally we were able to have a warm welcome and orientation by the CPA CAPA group on the Griffith College Campus allowing us to understand how and why this trip was put together.
Today, Monday May 8th, we got started early again by taking a walking historic tour of the city of Dublin, followed by an amazing lunch on the Trinity College campus. Finally, we took another scenic and historic tour of Dublin by bus which allowed us to see more of the city with a lower level of detail of each sight we visited. Attached below are images from these tours.
Today was extremely important as it allowed the group to gain an understanding of Irelands past history and how/why it made Dublin, Ireland into what it is today. This surely has given us background that we can utilize in the future as it gives more meaning to companies coming to Dublin than just the tax rates. This county has such a rich history, especially Dublin. All of which has shaped the Irish into who they are today as well. Especially the trouble that took place with Britain that’s still affecting the Country today. Again, gaining an understanding of the Dublin’s history, has me much more prepared to roam the streets and tackle the goals that I set for myself before my arrival. This has me ready and excited for more site visits, especially to these big multinational corporations.
Linking this to my professional future, it’s super important to note that when working for a company, especially a multinational company it’s very important to understand the history behind it. For example, if I came to Ireland to work as a business consultant for a company like KPMG, I would need to understand the history so that I can better relate to the Irish and understand them culturally. To go into further detail, Ireland is facing a housing crisis right now that’s a result from their history. If I was getting ready to do business here, that would be an important thing to measure so that I could see what I could afford personally. More importantly, understanding what my new peers, colleagues and friends could be possibly going through could have a significant impact too. Having an understanding of history would allow me to perform better professional and succeed socially. If not, it could be easy to offend someone, or even fail economically.
