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The only thing you can get in Ireland
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Quintessentially Irish

The only thing you can getin Ireland is an honorary doctorate

The only thing you can get
in Ireland is an honorary doctorate

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The only thing you can get in Ireland
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is an honorary doctorate.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
01:26:00
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Swipe Films

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A journey through Ireland's cultural heritage, exploring the origins of whiskey production, the world-famous Guinness brewery, age-old equestrian pursuits, traditional Gaelic athletics, and the enduring Dunsany Castle.
Therefore, it didn't seem right to me - Quintessentially Irish 00:11
Therefore, it didn't seem right to me
Although this is a republic now, - Quintessentially Irish 00:10
Although this is a republic now,
I allow other people, usually Americans, - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
I allow other people, usually Americans,
I was born in England, grew up in Ireland, - Quintessentially Irish 00:13
I was born in England, grew up in Ireland,
My father coined the expression, - Quintessentially Irish 00:13
My father coined the expression,
And I learned at a very young age how takeovers worked - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
And I learned at a very young age how takeovers worked
So, when my term came to be to be running the business, - Quintessentially Irish 00:09
So, when my term came to be to be running the business,
Well, having nationalized the Irish industry, - Quintessentially Irish 00:12
Well, having nationalized the Irish industry,
So, I got the blessing from my father to diversify - Quintessentially Irish 00:11
So, I got the blessing from my father to diversify
In Smurfit, I set out to be - Quintessentially Irish 00:10
In Smurfit, I set out to be
We became the best, and because we were the best, - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
We became the best, and because we were the best,
One day I was in Los Angeles, - Quintessentially Irish 00:13
One day I was in Los Angeles,
I gambled the company twice in my life, - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
I gambled the company twice in my life,
In my day, nobody thought of an Irish multinational. - Quintessentially Irish 00:05
In my day, nobody thought of an Irish multinational.
You're having some fun now. - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
You're having some fun now.
Is Michael Smurfit right - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
Is Michael Smurfit right
We have been doing this since 1759, - Quintessentially Irish 00:10
We have been doing this since 1759,
I was never one to scream from the rooftops - Quintessentially Irish 00:08
I was never one to scream from the rooftops
When they put my name over the business school, - Quintessentially Irish 00:06
When they put my name over the business school,
True giving is about 'cause you genuinely believe - Quintessentially Irish 00:08
True giving is about 'cause you genuinely believe