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Ireland

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Ireland

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Historical background

  • 1845-1849: Great Potato Famine kills sweeps through Ireland
  • 1919-1921: Anglo-Irish War between Great Britain and Irish Republican Army
  • 1921: Anglo-Irish treaty is signed
  • 1921-1923: Civil War in Ireland
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Facts and figures

  • Largest Cities: Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, and Galway
  • Population: 4, 837, 522 - (male 2,414,004 ; female 2, 418, 761)
  • Natural Resources: Natural Gas, Zinc, Lead, Limestone
  • Life Expectancy: Male - 78.28 ; Female - 82.97 years
  • Literacy Rates: Male - 99% ; Female - 99%
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major cities

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Facts and figures

  • Religions: 
  • Roman Catholic - 84.7%
  • Church of Ireland - 2.7% ; Other Christian 2.7%
  • Muslim - 1.1% ; other - 1.7%
  • Unspecified - 1.5% ; None - 5.7%
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Language

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Greetings and conversation

  • Naturally gregarious and talkative
  • Willingly engage in conversation with strangers
  • Discussion topics: Weather, Religion, Sports, Food
  • Avoid: Politics, being overly critical to anything Local
  • Very willing to go out of their way to help
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Customs and Traditions

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Sports

  • Golf - Rory Mcilroy
  • Gaelic Football
  • Soccer
  • Hurling (native to Ireland)
  • Rugby 
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Clothing

  • Dress Moderately and Conservatively
  • Raincoats needed year round
  • For Business: Men wear suits and ties
  • Women wear suits, dresses, and blazers
  • Traditional clothing: Men wear kilts
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Top five industries

  • IT Services/Computer Software
  • Innovation Enterprises
  • Green Sector Jobs
  • Accounting/Auditing
  • Business Sercives
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Irish Superstitions

  • Shamrock
  • Leprechauns
  • Pooka's
  • The Banshee
  • Red headed women
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Cultural behaviour

  • Stress free and laid back
  • Family oriented culture
  • Welcoming to new people
  • Rich history of story telling
  • Witty and humorous
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Gift Giving

  • Unusual in the business setting
  • always bring a small gift to someones home
  • flowers, chocloate, Wine, Cheese
  • Do not give expensive gift
  • Expect to have it opened in front of you 
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Dining

  • Business dinners are considered as a social outing
  • refusing an alcohloic drink is considered rude
  • frowned upon to not eat everything
  • expect a small plate for potatoe peelings
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Cultural Food of Ireland

  • Influenced by social and economic change
  • The potatoe is a common ingredient
  • Whiskey and Guinness cooking
  • Everything but the grunt
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Cultural food of ireland

  • Black Pudding
  • Barmbrack
  • Crubeens
  • Boxty
  • bacon and cabbage
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Holidays

  • St. Patrick's Day
  • Halloween
  • St. Stephen's Day
  • Chistmas
  • Bank Days
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Influence of culture on tourism

  • Pub culture
  • Eco tourism
  • Heritage
  • Geographic tourism
  • Worlds friendliest country to visit
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Tourism in Ireland

  • 4.9% of their GDP
  • Employs 200,00 people
  • 7.27 million visitors a year
  • 19th most visited destiniation 
  • U.K: 2.3 million, U.S.: 1.1 million, Germany: 490 Thousand
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