By Dan Walsh
The United States Ambassador to Ireland, Her Excellency, Claire Cronin, was formally welcomed to Civic Offices, Gorey, today (Monday) by Cathaoirleach of Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District Council, Cllr Pip Breen and Philip Knight, District Manager, where she signed the distinguished visitors’ book, addressed the Council and met informally with local elected representatives.
Ms. Cronin held a brief meeting and posed for photographs with representatives from the Wexford Eagles, Wexford’s only American Football team, established in 2015 and the current National Division Two champions.
The Ambassador travelled to St. Mary’s National School, Ballygarrett, where she was welcomed by the Principal, Niall Madden and students from the school.
Here the Ambassador recalled links between Ireland and the United States and the many families that left Ballygarrett in the 19th century and founded the town of Refugio in Texas. It was also recalled that a number of those emigrants fought at the Battle of the Alamo.
The itinerary included a visit to IWP Pallets at Wells, the largest pallet manufacturing company in Ireland, and a meeting with founder and joint Managing Director, Mary B. Walsh.
Irish Country Meats at Camolin was also visited. This is the largest lamb processing plant in Ireland and the company is now looking to export into the United States.
Then the CSC Global Financial Markets, M11 Business Park, Gorey. A Delaware company that opened in Gorey in late 2020 and is planning significant expansion. Managing Director, Paul Whelan, briefed the Ambassador on their work and US links and introduced Ms. Cronin to members of staff.
The tour concluded with a brief tour of Gorey Hatch Lab, the business incubation unit in the M11 Business Park, where CSC are based, and an introduction to GrandPad, a San Diego company.
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