function initialize() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
		var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
		
		var baseIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
		var letteredIcon = new GIcon(baseIcon);
		letteredIcon.iconSize = new GSize(32,32);
		letteredIcon.image = "images/DCSmarker.png";		
		markerOptions = { icon:letteredIcon };		

		map.setMapType(G_SATELLITE_MAP);
		var bottomRight = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_BOTTOM_RIGHT, new GSize(20,50));
		map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl(),bottomRight);		
		
		var point = new GLatLng(52.287069, -9.6682);
		var marker6 = new GMarker(point, markerOptions)	
		map.addOverlay(marker6);
		
		GEvent.addListener(marker6, "click", function (){
			marker6.openInfoWindowHtml("<html><body><table width='157' border='0'><tr><td width='170'><p align='center' class='style2'>Kerry Technology Park Tralee</p></td></tr><tr><td><div align='center'><img src='images/kerrytech_logo.jpg' width='120' height='40' /></div></td></tr></table></body></html>");
		});
		
		map.setCenter(point, 1);
		
		point = new GLatLng(52.265683, -9.712581);
		var marker5 = new GMarker(point, markerOptions)	
		map.addOverlay(marker5);		
		GEvent.addListener(marker5, "click", function (){
			marker5.openInfoWindowHtml("<html><body><table width='157' border='0'><tr><td width='170'><p align='center' class='style2'>Kerry Group Tralee Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><div align='center'><img src='images/kerry_logo.gif' width='84' height='32' /></div></td></tr></table></body></html>");
		});
		
		point = new GLatLng(53.219261, -6.661508);
		var marker4 = new GMarker(point, markerOptions)	
		map.addOverlay(marker4);
		
		GEvent.addListener(marker4, "click", function (){
			marker4.openInfoWindowHtml("<html><body><table width='157' border='0'><tr><td width='170'><p align='center' class='style2'>Punchestown Ireland (Horse Racing Ireland Inc) </p></td></tr><tr><td><div align='center'><img src='images/punchestown_logo.gif' width='84' height='32' /></div></td></tr></table></body></html>");
		});
								
		point = new GLatLng(13.715192, 100.594136);
		var marker3 = new GMarker(point, markerOptions)	
				
		GEvent.addListener(marker3, "click", function () {
			marker3.openInfoWindowHtml("<html><body><table width='157' border='0'><tr><td width='170'><p align='center' class='style2'>Siam Cement, Bangkok, Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><div align='center'><img src='images/scg_logo.gif' width='84' height='32' /></div></td></tr></table></body></html>");
		});
		map.addOverlay(marker3);
		
		point = new GLatLng(13.987503, 77.730583);
		var marker2 = new GMarker(point, markerOptions)	
		map.addOverlay(marker2);		
		GEvent.addListener(marker2, "click", function (){
			marker2.openInfoWindowHtml("<html><body><table width='157' border='0'><tr><td width='170'><p align='center' class='style2'>Total Environment, Bangalore India</p></td></tr><tr><td><div align='center'><img src='images/te_logo.gif' width='110' height='50' /></div></td></tr></table></body></html>");
		});
		
		var point = new GLatLng(53.341172, -6.260011);
		var marker1 = new GMarker(point, markerOptions)	
		map.addOverlay(marker1);
		
		GEvent.addListener(marker1, "click", function (){
			marker1.openInfoWindowHtml("<html><body><table width='157' border='0'><tr><td width='170'><p align='center' class='style2'>Vodafone Ireland </p></td></tr><tr><td><div align='center'><img src='images/vf_logo.png' width='84' height='45' /></div></td></tr></table></body></html>");
		});

		var pos = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_BOTTOM_LEFT, new GSize(60,30));
		pos.apply(document.getElementById("slogan"));
		map.getContainer().appendChild(document.getElementById("slogan"));
		  
		var pos2 = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_BOTTOM_LEFT, new GSize(20,230));
		pos2.apply(document.getElementById("menubg"));
		map.getContainer().appendChild(document.getElementById("menubg"));
		 
		var pos1 = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_BOTTOM_LEFT, new GSize(30,245));
		pos1.apply(document.getElementById("nav"));
		map.getContainer().appendChild(document.getElementById("nav"));
      }
    }