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DAY02

Holyhead, Wales

Cairnryan, Scotland

10:06

TRAVEL TIME

309 mi

DISTANCE

39 L

FUEL AMOUNT

Tuesday 29 September 2020

Wales, Ireland & Northern Ireland

The second day on the Road to 2021 started bright and early in Dublin, Ireland, after an early morning ferry trip from Hollyhead, Wales. We saw some of the sights of this great city, including the Guiness Brewery, Trinity College and Merrion Square Park.

On our travels across the Emerald Isle, we met three companies – Hogan Healthcare, ACGT Vector, and ChainbridgePharma. Once we left Dublin, our route for the day worked towards Belfast in Northern Ireland, and eventually we made our way to another ferry, which took us to the last destination of the day – Cairnryan in Scotland.

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Wales

Wales

POPULATION

3M

5% of UK population

LIFE EXPECTANCY

81.1YRS

<1

Increase since 2000

HEALTH SYSTEM

Universal

Health expenditure per capita

2900

about €50 above the EU average

PRIMARY RISK
FACTORS

Smoking 17%

Obesity 21%

Alcohol 22%

Alcohol

LEADING CAUSE
OF DEATH

Heart Disease

55.7%

Decrease since 2000

FAMOUS FIGURES

Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace  (1823-1913)

Wallace was one of the leading evolutionary thinkers in the 19th century and first conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection, which prompted Charles Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species.

Ireland

Ireland

POPULATION

4M

1% of Euro population

LIFE EXPECTANCY

82.2YRS

6

Increase since 2000

HEALTH SYSTEM

Hybrid

public, private, and out-of-pocket

Health expenditure per capita

3406

about €556 above the EU average

PRIMARY RISK
FACTORS

Smoking 17%

Obesity 18%

Alcohol 32%

Alcohol

LEADING CAUSE
OF DEATH

Heart Disease

32.1%

Decrease since 2000

FAMOUS FIGURES

Ernest Walton

Ernest Walton (1903-1995)

Known for his “atom-smashing” experiments, Ernest Walton became the first person in history to split the atom, ushering the world into the nuclear age.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

POPULATION

1M

2% of UK population

LIFE EXPECTANCY

80.5YRS

<1

Increase since 2000

HEALTH SYSTEM

Universal

Health expenditure per capita

2900

about €50 above the EU average

PRIMARY RISK
FACTORS

Smoking 17%

Obesity 21%

Alcohol 22%

Alcohol

LEADING CAUSE
OF DEATH

Cancer

63.5%

Decrease since 2000

FAMOUS FIGURES

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)

Known for his work in determining the correct value of absolute zero (-273.15 C and -459.67 F), absolute temperatures are stated in units of Kelvin in his honor.