My wife's country and my motherland are about as far apart in the world as you can get. One never sees news stories involving the Irish in Indonesia, or Indonesians in Ireland. Or do they?

An Irish company is poised to turn Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam's Sabang port into one of Asia's largest and most competitive container ports. Dublin Port is investing in the facility, which is strategically located on Weh Island at the mouth of the Malacca Strait, one of the world's busiest waterways.

[ The Jakarta Post - Dublin Port to turn Sabang into one of Asia's largest ports ]

Well what do you know?