Christening Invite

[Eamonnca1]

if we get half the revenue that this generates we will be laughing 

The point is Parisians hated it when it was built. They thought it was an eyesore.

[Hardy]

You beat me to it Eamonn. The hospital argument comes from the Joe Duffy school of economics. Its logical conclusion is that nothing should ever be spent on anything but hospitals (but only until people stop dying, of course).

[Declan]

Speaking of the same Joe Duffy he did an interesting show earlier on in the week on RTE re public art around Dublin - Some good stuff has been done in that area

[deiseach]

You beat me to it Eamonn. The hospital argument comes from the Joe Duffy school of economics. Its logical conclusion is that nothing should ever be spent on anything but hospitals (but only until people stop dying, of course).

Indeed. Remember the £20 milion the GAA received from National Lottery funds for Croke Park? It was notionally spent on so many projects that it was like the loaves and fishes