Even before Georgia Tech beat Boston College 17-14 in their college football contest in Dublin, Atlanta had already scored major victories this weekend in Ireland.
A local craft brewery had sent its finest beer across the pond, and the seemingly unorthodox location for the football matchup had provided an occasion for reflection on the business and cultural links between Ireland and Georgia.
Among those visiting for this flurry of activity was Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, who found himself among Irish leaders celebrating the latest successful collaboration between a tech giant highlighting the fast-growing fintech cluster in his city and the country’s skilled workforce.