Kate Goodison

Name:     Kate Goodison

Job Title:    Trade Advisor

Role: 

Working with UK companies who want to begin exporting to Ireland and companies that want to grow exports to the Irish market

Sectors Covered:

Clothing, Footwear and Fashion, Food and Drink, Household Goods, Furniture and Furnishings, Recreation and Leisure Goods and Services, Giftware, Jewellery, Tableware, Creative and Media Industries, Agriculture, Horticulture and Fisheries

Career to date:

Joined the Embassy straight from a 4 year degree in Business and Marketing

Hobbies:

Travelling, socialising, yoga, jogging, horse-riding, going to the movies and reading

1. How long have you been at this post?

   3 years in July

2. What do enjoy about your role?

   Meeting new people and organising events

3. What is your favourite part of living in Ireland?

   I live by the sea which I absolutely love

4. What do you enjoy the most when you visit the UK?

   Catching up with friends who live there and if I’m in London, going to the West End to see a
   show

5. When is the busiest time for your office?

   Tying everything up before the end of the FY

6. What is the strangest fact you have heard about Ireland?

   That Ireland is thought to be the lost city of Atlantis by a Swedish scientist!

7. Where would you recommend going to (e.g. restaurants, bar, areas of natural 
    beauty) for UK citizens who are planning on visiting Ireland? OR Where are your
    favourite places to visit?

   I’m from Co. Wicklow which is know as “The Garden of Ireland” and there are some
   fantastic spots to visit such as Glendalough and Powerscourt www.visitwicklow.ie

   When in Dublin make sure to go to the Guinness Storehouse, Trinity College to see
   The Book of Kells, The Chester Beatty Library and The Irish Museum of Modern Art
   Odessa does the best weekend brunch in Dublin www.odessa.ie