Nine Team Building Activities for Companies in Ireland
Team Building Activities for Companies in Ireland
The start of the year is an important time for your company. It’s a time where you will need your team to be performing at its very best. If you have new hires, it’s an opportunity for you to lay down a marker that teamwork and collaboration is at the heart of your business. Act now and it will engrain itself into the culture of your company.Options for corporate team building in Ireland are endless and we wanted to feature some of the very best. Whether it’s through cooking, rowing or escaping to an island in Cork, your team will have the opportunity to bond. Meanwhile, you are given the opportunity to see how the team are wired together and how their individual processes differ. As a whole, you can all take a step back to reflect on everything you have accomplished together and look forward to the year ahead unified and raring to go.Here are 9 team building activities for companies of all sizes in Ireland.
1. Crew Class
Rowing eh? The ultimate team sport? You could make a solid argument for it alright with full participation required by each team member for direction and success. Niall O’Toole, programme coordinator at Crew Class, certainly seems to think so. A former World Champion, Multi World Medalist and 3 time Olympian, Niall runs both half day and tailored rowing experiences for teams. He aims to demonstrate how the fundamental rowing core values can be applied to any team in a sports or business setting. More here on a unique and inspiring team building opportunity.
2. Team Build
Based in Dublin and Cork (Bandon), Team Build is a team building and training powerhouse operating across Europe, The Middle East and Far East. They strive to match the unique needs of every team and offer an impressive spread of activities and training (See here). Events can be tailored, so if you need something specific for your team you can create your own combination of activities or day of events. Team Build also run training activities in specific areas such as sales, HR and leadership. All information can be found here.
3. Cooks Academy
Located on South William Street in Dublin’s City Centre, the chef instructors at Cooks Academy are masters at unlocking the secrets to culinary success, while forging stronger relationships between teams as they combine their efforts on an array of cuisine from different regions. Groups of 10-60 (Chef Idol) or 60-100 (Super Cook) are guided by professional chefs who have worked in the industry in both Ireland and abroad. Their boardroom bake-off event might just plant the seed for bake-offs to become a regular occurrence in your office during downtime. Corporate packages in more detail here.
4. Teambuilding.ie / Xtreme.ie
Teambuilding.ie is a brand wholly owned by Xtreme.ie, set up to concentrate on facilitating world-class team building experiences. Also partnering with The Bear Grylls Survival Academy in Ireland, the gang here are passionate about delivering high tech team-bonding activities in the outdoors. Take GoTeam for instance. This is a GPS enabled treasure hunt application that enables real time competitive challenges and exploration. They highlight this as one of their most popular activities for corporate teams in Ireland at the moment. See all their team building activities here.
5. Bubble Soccer Ireland
Recognising your team’s efforts and celebrating success is so important to keeping team spirit alive, so why not reward your team with an hour of high-octane fun courtesy of Bubble Soccer Ireland? Think human bumper cars meets soccer. A candidate for the ultimate ice-breaker for new teams, see what all the fuss is about through this footage we found on their Youtube Channel. More information on how you can rally the troops for some zorb-like fun can be seen here on their Facebook page.
6. Creative Events
It makes sense doesn’t it: great teams make great team building events. With a diverse team coming from backgrounds in both business and the arts, Creative Events have specialised in designing team activities for multinationals, trade and SMEs since 1992. Each activity focuses in on a particular aspect of what is crucial to making a team gel together. Work on defining roles and responsibilities by having your team solve a dastardly murder, re-energise your team with a session of Drum for Fun (pictured), or enhance social relations by making a silent movie together. See Creative Event’s team building page here.
7. Spike Island Adventure
A shared experience or adventure is always a good idea when trying to build or improve a team. Spike Island Adventure in Cork host these experiences in a beautiful setting where groups can bond with little or no influence from outside factors. As they say themselves, this is “team building with a hint of adventure”. Once on the island, teams can get involved in activities such as prison tours, learn survival skills and get involved in some field games. Perfect team building island living. Download their information pack here.
8. Dublin Barista School
There’s a very good chance that many, if not all, of your team are avid coffee drinkers. Tapping into a shared interest that your team has can be a great idea when you're on the lookout for the perfect team-building activity. The Dublin Barista School operates both on their own premises on South Anne Street in Dublin 2, and offsite; yes, they’ll come to you. Your team’s day will be jam-packed with The Dublin Barista School as they learn a variety of brewing methods, complete a coffee tasting course and face-off against each other in a Latte Art competition. Hey, a direct benefit of spending some time with these guys is that the standard of coffee-making in the office is sure to rise thereafter. More details on their team building activity course here.
9. Dublin Cookery School
All teams need to plan, meet deadlines, share resources and multi-task throughout their existence. A cooking experience at Lynda Booth’s Dublin Cookery School will expose your team to all these things through the joys of cooking in a converted warehouse in Blackrock, Co.Dublin. The pressure dial can be turned up a notch with the ‘Come Dine with Us’ event, where your team will need to pull together as they deliver a 3 course meal within a certain timeframe. Alternatively, round off a big win/contract acquisition by treating your team to the ‘Watch, Wine & Dine’ event. All info and Q&A here.