The Children’s hospital was moved from the Mater to James’s not because the Mater is a bad site, it was to defer the cost of building the hospital for a decade when it would become a problem for a different government. The IMF were in town capital budgets were cut...
“Irish self-fascination is not productive and contributes to extremes in sentiment – hubris during the tiger year when Ireland knew best and self-loathing now as some believe the country is worst for everything. The truth is that all countries are unique. There is nothing uniquely unique about Ireland.” Dan...