Ireland is a great place for tourism. There are many reasons it is appealing to visit relative to other countries. First, Ireland is filled with rich culture. This is apparent when you walk down the street and see all the authentic Irish restaurants and pubs. On every street corner you can grab a bite to…
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Don’t touch the sheep 🚫🐑🚫
Today we had an amazing journey to the countryside again! The countryside is my absolute favorite part of Dublin because it is so green and so naturally beautiful. We were fortunate enough to walk through Kilkenny and see an amazing castle and cathedral. The streets of Kilkenny were full of little shops and many tourists….
to Summit all up
Yesterday was our second (and unfortunately our last) day excursion. We started off bright and early on a guided tour bus with the same driver who took us to the Cliffs of Moher just a few days ago. After driving for awhile, we reached our first stop at KilKenny! It was highly suggested that we…
Culturally Resourceful
For as small of a country as Ireland is, it received over 10 million tourists during 2017 according to the Irish times. This may not seem like a very large number, but when Irelands population of around 4 million is factored into the equation it becomes clear that Ireland is a tourist hub across Europe….
Peep the Sheep
Yesterday I got to spend another day traveling the countryside and visiting the Wicklow Mountains and Kilkenny. As I have said before, these days in the country are my absolute favorite because you really get the sense that you are in another country. Ireland has such a strong, collective culture, and being in the country…
The Countryside is a Key Element for the Growth of the Tourism Industry in Ireland
Ireland is indeed a green country! At yesterday’s excursion, it was my first time seeing the green aspect of Ireland which includes involves agriculture and farming. I was amazed to see the role that agriculture plays in the economy and culture of the country, and that Ireland depends heavily on this industry as opposed to…
Herd the Wicklow Mountains Were Pretty Cool
Hey everyone! With just a few days left for the group in Ireland, we are making the most of our time. Just today we went on our second day trip. This time, we traveled to Kilkenny and the Wicklow Mountains. Both were such beautiful experiences. Kilkenny is a small town with an older population. It…
Food For Thought
Our first visit for the day was to a non-profit known as Food Cloud. Food Cloud is a firm designed to eliminate food waste by providing food retailers with data on their food sales and also connects surplus food and distributes it to charities. The business was founded very recently and the presentation was extremely…
Ireland Day 10
Yesterday was another busy day, Plus3 Ireland traveled to two companies FoodCloud and Enterprise Ireland to get information on the how non-profits and state agencies get on in Ireland. Both companies would multinational but on two very different scales. Both work if effort to to better ‘Ireland Inc’ with interesting initiatives that give back in…
(Bad) Food // (Rain) Cloud (10)
Yesterday we did our final two site visits: FoodCloud and Enterprise Ireland. The day was filled with a Chorus cafe breakfast (sorry no omelettes again), a forgotten rain jacket on our rainiest day yet, and lots of walking (no complaints there, I closed my move ring). First, we traveled to FoodCloud, which turned out to…
Day 11: FoodCloud & Enterprise Ireland
Yesterday was yet another busy and exhausting day. It was nice to get out of the city center and visit FoodCloud, our only non-profit site visit! I was fortunate to be the lead on the Board Bia site visit because I have always been interested in the food industry so I was excited to learn…
Food Cloud, Enterprise Ireland
Today we had the pleasure of visiting two different companies. Both were very different and worked in completely different ways which were very interesting to see the contrasts between the two. First, we visited a nonprofit company called Food Cloud. I thought food cloud was very interesting. Going into the site visit, we had gotten some…
Food Cloud/Enterprise Ireland
The first company we visited this day was a non-profit organization known as Food Cloud. When we arrived we were introduced to a man named Shawn who ran us through a brief PowerPoint presentation and showed us around the Food Cloud facilities. Food Cloud was started by two women in 2014 with the goal to…
Day 9: Enterprise: We’ll.. not pick you up?
Us? Doing cool stuff in Ireland? Who would’ve guessed! Another day another dollar. This day started at FoodCloud and ended at Enterprise Ireland. Let’s retrace our steps and see what happened in between. So first, we were greeted by John Pakenham, Business Development Manager at FoodCloud. Prior to coming to work at FoodCloud, he had…
Food Cloud/Enterprise Ireland
Yesterday we visited Enterprise Ireland and Food Cloud, which reminded me a lot about our visit to Bord Bia. All three companies had some relation to the food and agriculture industry, and sometimes complimented one another. Personally, I found Food Cloud just as fascinating as Bord Bia, however I only truly enjoyed one presenter from…
Day 10: Amazon
It’s hard to believe that we actually got to visit one of the biggest names in the tech industry – Amazon! I had no idea what to expect between the random horror stories I’ve heard of their warehouse work culture and the huge successes they’ve had. Our initial arrival at Amazon immediately set them apart….
Exploring the Amazon
Hello, all today we started the day off with a site visit to Amazon and it was interesting, to say the least. I think we could all tell how much of a presence has in Dublin when we went to the wrong Amazon building for our visit. We ended up in their brand new office…
Amazon…Cool, but Intimidating
With the popularity of Amazon as a business, I thought I knew what to expect once we walked through the door. However, what I got was not the original “Amazon” company. We visited Amazon web services, a firm working under amazon that provides data services for companies of all sizes. The presentation was engaging and…
Amazon Adventure
This week’s line up was nothing short of spectacular. To kick it off, we headed to the headquarters of the multifaceted tech giant, Amazon! Upon arrival, we were informed that absolutely no pictures were allowed and served with NDA’s by the very sweet ladies at the reception desk. Immediately I knew that Amazon meant business…
Visit to a non-profit and state agency: FoodCloud and Enterprise Ireland
Yesterday we had our last two site visits of the program, and they were both very different companies with different goals and industries. I liked that we went to a non-profit and public organization on the same day because I was able to compare both companies regarding their structure, size and services provided to customers….