Our irish creations

Summary of the brief:
A company acting in the energy sector has decided to offer its 60 employees a program promoting local interactions in connection with an eco-responsible and CSR approach. If the Irish societal culture is inherently based on solidarity, the territory is mainly a land with high agricultural production whose activity has had an long and devastating impact on the Irish forest, the management of which is currently undergoing profound change.

DAY 1: Arrival at Dublin Airport

The group is immediately dropped off in the heart of the city, while the luggage is sent directly to the hotel, the choice of which is not a coincidence. The premises have a partial capacity for self-production of electricity by exploiting an underground river, reducing its network consumption and therefore its impact on the environment. The meal is provided in a restaurant whose origin of the dishes is almost exclusively local and reflects Irish culinary know-how. Prior to the arrival of the group, contacts were made with a local community organization providing the equipment that will allow the members of the group, organized into teams, to criss-cross the streets of a popular district of the city and ensure meticulous cleaning. The fruit of the harvest is then weighed, and a sum of money corresponding to each kilo of recovered waste is donated to a charitable organization in the district.
The evening sees the group at a Dublin Greyhound racetrack, beginning with a visit to a greyhound racing trainer, discussing animal welfare through the protection program and retirement of these racing champions. As a solid meal is served to the guests, one of the races is sponsored by the company, and the coach of the winning dog is awarded a trophy by the members of the board of directors.

DAY 2: Wicklow “The Garden of Ireland"

After a solid Irish breakfast, the group leaves the centre of Dublin for the Wicklows Mountains. Use of the DART which travels along the Irish coast and picking up the group on Greystones for a short presentation of the country's energy policy along its capacity in term of wind power and visit to a recent onshore windfarm site.
Arrival on a Wicklow farm at the heart of which a reasoned approach has been in place for a long time. The group is welcomed with a snack of homemade scones, before a presentation of the farm and its high-quality dairy production. an entirely homemade meal based on selected local products is served before a series of playful and typical games is played. The day continues with a visit to the reforestation project started by the family many years ago, and a tree is planted by two participants. An excellent way to guarantee the future of the Irish forest whose destruction through the ages has risen to 99% of its original cover!
Return to the hotel by bus and dinner in a restaurant in the centre of Dublin.

DAY 3: Exercise and songs

Time to exercise! Holding a public transport ticket, our participants go via the Dublin tram to the Phoenix Park at the entrance of which they pick up their 2-wheeled mount. Armed with a map and all the necessary directions, they complete a journey on the protected roads of this former royal hunting estate, before meeting up in a local pub for a session of Irish coffee making, enjoyed while playing an old traditional game of rings.
A hearty meal is served to all, and a dancer makes a surprise appearance during lunch, before a large, high-capacity double-deck bus picks up the group who leaves to work on their vocal cords in a famous recording studio on a prechosen tune. Once the production is complete and the recording is finished, return to the hotel before a closing party in a Dublin restaurant .

DAY 4: Departure

Summary of the brief:
A group of executives from the pharmaceutical industry visiting a factory in southern Ireland. The journey will stretch from Wexford to the Cork region. The emphasis is on simplicity as the group has travelled extensively and enjoyed many luxurious experiences on their journey.

DAY 1: Arrival in the Waterford area by private plane

The group is welcomed by a guide and goes to a mansion where they take up residence. The afternoon is purely professional with visits to the drug manufacturing lines of this global pharma giant. Back at the manor, whiskey tasting with presentation of new Irish houses before a quality dinner.

DAY 2: From farm to fork

Depart for the Cork region and stop at a luxury and family-run Cork country hotel restaurant producing its own dishes, a true epicentre of 'farm to fork' gastronomy, set on 300 acres of land. Its range of sauces, condiments and its organic production make it a national benchmark. The site visit ends with a with multiple choice meal, and the meeting with the owners of the premises who expose their ethos. Depart for the next accommodation venue, a splendid classic 18th century mansion adjacent to the ruins of an 800-year-old castle, the resort is nestled in 200 acres of mature landscape, with meandering streams and mature parkland. Relaxation at the SPA and private dinner.

DAY 3: My life with the locals

Morning meeting session in one of the historic rooms of the hotel, before leaving for Cobh, the last port of call of the Titanic before its demise. At the origin of the project, one of the wishes of the board was to spend a day among the natives and to taste local products. This will be accomplished through local connections helping INSPIRE unearth a hidden gem high above Cobh Harbour. It is indeed by a discreet path that our guests have access to a long-awaited lunch, organized on the grounds of a family home, where a marquee, a BBQ, a few plaids and bales of hay simply scattered on the grass have been organized for the comfort of the participants. The views from the house are breathtaking and sunscreen is required to avoid sunburns.
After their meal, the group walks to an astroturf soccer pitch where a football game has been organised. The day is far from over as a team of Gaelic games players wait on the nearby pitch of the local GAA club, inviting all guests to practice before a very improvised yet highly energetic game of hurling.. Exhausted nonetheless with level of satisfaction at the highest, the group returns to the hotel for an evening around a dinner with a few drinks and entertainment in a local pub, owned by a famous Irish comedian, and semi-privatized for the occasion.

DAY 4: Departure

Summary of the brief:
This large furniture manufacturer has confirmed a Dublin getaway that must be remembered by all delegates. How do you strike the minds and create long lasting memories for the participants? With a 36-hour whirlwind trip offering a rich content.

DAY 1

Our 340 delegates arrive from France on scheduled and chartered planes. While the luggage is delivered to a conference hotel in the Dublin area, participants are immediately immersed with a typical lunch and music in several pubs scattered in and around Temple Bar, while a fleet of double-deck buses from the regular Dublin Bus lines is positioned a few hundred meters away. Each vehicle has a route and stops for multiple predetermined visits during the afternoon. Participants have made a choice in advance and are directed to the appropriate vehicle under the local police supervision for road safety purpose. At the end of the afternoon drop off at the hotel for the participants and preparation for an evening in a vast hemispherical room with a 500 seats capacity, in front of which a group of percussionists welcomes each wave of guests. The room is adorned with its most beautiful lighting, and the stage is made up of real plants and small trees mimciking a small Irish forest. A concert specially organized for the occasion entertains the guests, before they head to a nearby ight bar for the end of the evening.

DAY 2

Back to work! Arrival of the group into a religious building booked for the day, with first access through a small back door into the crypt for a comforting coffee, before accessing the nave in which a large stage has been built, carefully positioned with cameras and several screens. The seats of the worshippers provide a theatre-like setting for a seminar unlike any other. The local choir performs a few adapted pieces before a well-known TV presenter leads the debates. The seminar concludes and the group leaves for a former tobacco and alcohol warehouse, near the banks of the Liffey where a private lunch has been organized for the occasion. Departure for the airport.